Personal profile
About
Prof. Njoh graduated with a Ph.D. in Planning Studies from the University of London (Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London). Prior to earning the Ph.D. (1990), Njoh had completed a Masters of City & Regional Planning (MCRP) from the School of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma (1984), and a Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from the Advanced School of Public Works in Cameroon (1980). He is currently a Professor of Environmental Science & Policy at the University of South Florida (USF), where he has been since 1994. Before then, he was Transit Planning Manager at the Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, Florida. He was the Pioneer Director of the Urban & Regional Planning Program at USF from 2009 to 2014.
Professor Njoh is the 2010 winner of the coveted prize of ‘Best Paper’ in the International Planning History Society’s flagship journal Planning Perspectives for 2008-2009. The winning paper goes under the title, “Planning as a Tool of Power and Social Control in Africa.” He has written a dozen books, and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and technical reports. He is an authority on urban public service delivery in Africa, and served as a consultant to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements on this and related matters. His most recent books include, French Urbanism in Foreign Lands (Springer, 2015) and Urban Planning and Public Health in Africa (Ashgate, 2014). His current focus is on energy policy with emphasis on renewable energy.
Recent Publications:
Implications of institutional frameworks for renewable energy policy administration: Case study of the Esaghem, Cameroon PV solar electrification project. Energy Policy, 128: 17-24 (2019). With Etta, S., Essia, U., Ngyah-Etchutambe, I., Enomah, L.E.D., Tabrey, T. & Tarke, M.O.
Opportunities and challenges to rural renewable energy projects in Africa: Lessons from the Esaghem Village, Cameroon solar electrification project. Renewable Energy 131: 1013 – 1021 (2019) (with S. Etta, I.B. Ngyah-Etchutambe, L.E.D. Enomah, H.T. Tabrey & U. Essia).
Power and social control in settler and exploitation colonies: The experience of New France and French colonial Africa. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 23: 932-951 (2018) (With L. Bigon).
Institutional, economic and socio-cultural factors accounting for gender-based inequalities in land title procurement in Cameroon. Land Use Policy, 78: 116-125 (2018). (Lead Author, with L. Bigon, E.O. Ananga & R. Ayuk-Etang).
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Education/Academic qualification
M.S., Florida State University
… → 1990
Ph.D., University of London
… → 1990
M.C.R.P., University of Oklahoma
… → 1984
B.S.E.D., University of Oklahoma
… → 1983
Diploma C.E.T., National Advanced School of Public Works
… → 1980
Disciplines
- Environmental Sciences
- Urban Studies and Planning
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Examining the Effect of Community Participation on Beneficiary Satisfaction with the work of Water Management Committee in Urban Community-based Operated Water Schemes
Ananga, E. A., Agong, S. G., Acheampong, M., Njoh, A. J. & Hayombe, P., May 1 2020, In: Sustainable Water Resources Management. 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implications of Institutional Frameworks for Renewable Energy Policy Administration: Case Study of the Esaghem, Cameroon Community PV Solar Electrification Project
Njoh, A. J., Etta, S., Essia, U., Ngyah-Etchutambe, I., Enomah, L. E. D., Tabrey, H. T. & Tarke, M. O., May 1 2019, In: Energy Policy. 128Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Opportunities and Challenges to Rural Renewable Energy Projects in Africa: Lessons from the Esaghem Village, Cameroon Solar Electrification Project
Njoh, A. J., Etta, S., Ngyah-Etchutambe, I., Enomah, L. E. D., Tabrey, H. T. & Essia, U., Feb 1 2019, In: Renewable Energy. 131Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of Basic Utility Services on Infant Mortality in Africa
Njoh, A. J., Ricker, F., Joseph, N., Tarke, M. O. & Koh, B., Aug 1 2019, In: Utilities Policy. 59Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vocabularies of Spatiality in French Colonial Urbanism: Some Covert Rationales of Street Names in Colonial Dakar, West Africa and Saigon, Indochina
Njoh, A. J. & Chie, E. P., Dec 1 2019, In: Journal of Asian and African Studies. 54Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Paper, International Planning History Society (IPHS), 2010 (for paper in IPHS’s flagship journal, Planning Perspectives, 2008 - 2010.
Njoh, A. J. (Recipient), 2010
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Senior Investigators’ Grant (SIG) (2004): University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Amount: $4,000.00
Njoh, A. J. (Recipient), 2004
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Senior Investigators’ Grant (SIG) (2007): University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Amount: $6,500.00
Njoh, A. J. (Recipient), 2007
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University of South Florida, Travel Grant, 2014 (Amount: $2,500)
Njoh, A. J. (Recipient), 2014
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