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Gideon Baffoe is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Environment and Development at the Department of Environment & Geography, University of York, and a member of the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC). His research focuses on socio-economic and ecological systems resilience, sustainable urban development, and global south urbanization. He has held positions at the University of Glasgow and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), focusing on urban sustainability frameworks and SDG implementation in Africa. His work integrates quantitative and qualitative methods, addressing issues like poverty, inequality, livelihood systems, and environmental governance.
Key research interests include sustainable cities, urban-rural linkages, climate change adaptation, and natural resource governance, with a regional emphasis on Africa. His interdisciplinary approach bridges environmental science, development studies, and urban planning. He teaches modules on equitable and sustainable futures, global development methods, and field courses in Africa.
Recent publications explore neoliberal urban governance, colonial legacies in planning, and ecological impacts of livelihood activities in Ghana and Bangladesh. His work has been published in journals like Cities, Sustainability Science, and Ecological Indicators. He actively contributes to international conferences, discussing topics like urban inequality and SDG interlinkages.
No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his research has been recognized through institutional affiliations and collaborative projects. Teaching contributions include convening courses on global development challenges and sustainable futures.
