Ernest Amoako-Atta 551-***-**** ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com

ERNEST AMOAKO-ATTA

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Apt. E, Maple Shade, NJ 08052

United States

EDUCATION

**** **.*. ********* ************ and Landscape Ecology. Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences – Budapest, Hungary. Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development. Dissertation – Landscape heritage, social and ecological resilience and its relation to sustainable tourism development, Asuogyaman – Ghana.

2016 MPhil in Development Planning and Management. University for Development Studies – Faculty of Planning and Land Management, Ghana. Dissertation – Community participation in ecotourism development projects in Ghana: an evaluation of the Wechaiu Community Hippo Sanctuary Project. 2012 BA in Integrated Community Development. University for Development Studies – Faculty of Planning and Land Management.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2019 Teaching Assistant, Hungarian University of Agriculture – Budapest Hungary. Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development. MLA and International Exchange Program.

2016 Lecturer, Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) – Accra, Ghana. Graduate School – Department of Local & Regional Economic Development. 2012 Teaching/Research Assistant, National Service Deployment - University for Development Studies – Upper West Region – Ghana. Faculty of Planning and Land Management, Community Development Department and Development of Planning and Management.

PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED

2022 Dolores Mensah Hervie; Ernest Amoako-Atta; Md Billal Hossain; Csaba Bálint Illés; Anna Dunay, (2022). “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hotel Employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana”. Sustainability. 2022-02-22 Journal article, DOI: 10.3390/su14052509

2020 Li, Huawei; Meng, Handong; He, Ruizhen; Lei, Yakai; Guo, Yuchen; Ernest, Amoako-Atta; Jombach, Sandor; Tian, Guohang. 2020. Analysis of Cooling and Humidification Effects of Different Coverage Types in Small Green Spaces (SGS) in the Context of Urban Homogenization: A Case of HAU Campus Green Spaces in Summer in Zhengzhou, China. 2020-08-14 Journal article, DOI: 10.3390/atmos11080862. ISSN: 2073-4433

Email: ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: +1-551-***-****

Ernest Amoako-Atta 551-***-**** ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com 2020 Ernest, Amoako-Atta; Frederick Dayour, Frederick; Ziem Bonye, Samuel.

“Community Participation in the Management of the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary, Ghana”. Ghana Journal of Development Studies 17: 1 pp. 1-24., 24 p.

(2020). DOI: 10.4314/gjds.v17i1.1

2020 Mintah, Clement; Blessing, Dwumah Manu; Mohammed, Sulamana; Bright, Archer; Ernest Amoako-Atta. “Urbanization and Livelihood Sustainability: Evidence from the Peri-Urban Areas of WA Municipality in the upper western region of Ghana. PEER-REVIEWED – IN PREPARATION

Ernest Amoako-Atta1, Vincent Javet2, and Zsolt Szilvácsku1. Assessing the ecotourism potentials of indigenous cultural landscapes in Ghana's Asuogyaman District. For submission to Land MDPI. (Complete draft) Ernest Amoako-Atta1, Vincent Javet2, Zsolt Szilvácsku1 and Wolfram Hoefer2. Evaluation of the Asuogyaman District Tourist Circuit from a tourist's perspective. For submission to journal of ecotourism. (Draft)

Ernest Amoako-Atta1. Mapping Potential Ecotourism Zones in Asuogyaman District to Promote Landscape Resilience and Development. for submiddion to Nature Sustainability. (Draft)

*1 Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development, MATE – Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

*2 Department of Landscape Architecture – Rutgers; The State University of New Jersey. PUBLICATIONS: CONFERENCE PAPERS

2022 Ernest Amoako-Atta and Zsolt Szilvácsku. “Involvement of Stakeholders in Transforming Untapped Landscapes into Touristic Landscapes based on Ecosystem Services; A Look at The Volta Lake–Ghana”. Proceedings of the Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 7 (1), 61.

2020 Asmaa, Abualhagag; István, Valánszki; Ernest Amoako-Atta. “A non-material benefits of ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban area: A literature review and future research challenges” In: Fodor, Marietta; Bodor-Pesti, Péter; Deák, Tamás

(ed.) SZIEntic Meeting for Young Researchers2020: HERE Young Talents Meeting 2020 Budapest, Hungary: SZIE Budai Campus (2020) 437 p. pp. 24-39, 16 p. 2020 Ernest Amoako-Atta; Asmaa, Abualhagag Ahmed; Szilvácsku, Zsolt. “The DPSIR Framework in Support of Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development in Asuogyaman: A Methodological Review In: Fodor, Marietta; Bodor-Pesti, Péter; Deák, Tamás (ed.) SZIEntic Meeting for Young Researchers2020: HERE Young Talents Meeting 2020 Budapest, Hungary: SZIE Budai Campus (2020) 437 p. pp. 66- 75, 10 p.

2019 Asmaa Abualhagag Ahmed, István Valánszki, Ernest Amoako-Atta. “Statistical evaluation of pre-selection criteria for suitable land of outdoor recreation and tourism”. Scientific Meeting for Young Researchers, Gödöllő, Hungary: Szent István University, (2019) pp. 35-48,14 p.

Ernest Amoako-Atta 551-***-**** ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com 2019 Ernest Amoako -Atta, Asmaa Abualhagag Ahmed, Zsolt Szilvácsku. “Dilemmas of Spatial Planning in Ecotourism Development: Ghana in Perspective”. Scientific Meeting for Young Researchers, Gödöllő, Hungary: Szent István University, (2019) pp. 20-33,13 p.

ACADEMIC AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2022 Visiting Reviewer; Fall 2022 final reviews (Environmental Planning Studio) for students of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers - Centre for Urban Environmental Sustainability, The State University of New Jersey. 2022 Visiting Lecturer; Common Lecture Series - Fall 2022, Department of Landscape Architecture of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers - Centre for Urban Environmental Sustainability, The State University of New Jersey 2020 Reviewer; Regional Planning Studio for MLA student of the Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and life sciences, Fall 2020/2021

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION

Journal of Tourism Planning & Development. Routledge – Taylor & Francis group Reviewer 2020 – Present; https://publons.com/wos-op/review/author/DL88JvQu/ COURSES TAUGHT

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 1. Landscape - 6TF63NCS05B – Europe’s Nature, Regional, and Landscape Parks - 2019/2020. I assisted in the planning and coordination of study field trips.

2. Landscape - 6TKTFRPMLA -Regional Planning - 2019/2020. I assisted in the planning and coordination of study field trips. Other Talks Delivered to international exchange students and MLA students

(Common lectures) were in;

1. Introduction to National, Regional and Landscape Parks in Ghana. 2. Fundamentals of Planning and Community Development 3. Project Management

4. Landscape Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS)

1. Economic Planning Strategy and Investment Analysis, 2. Monitoring and Evaluation

3. Project Management

University for Development Studies (UDS) –

1. Proposal Writing;

2. Research Methodology;

Ernest Amoako-Atta 551-***-**** ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com 3. Gender/Culture and Development Studies;

4. Urban and Regional Planning

5. Community Mobilization;

6. Monitoring and Evaluation

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

2022 Project Management Professional (PMI) – Member ID 849****-**** American Planning Association (APA) – Member ID 400-***-**** American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) – Member ID 1185359 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED

2022 7th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning, Hungary – Budapest. 2021 American Society of Landscape Architects – ASLA Conference, Nashville Tennessee. 2021 Conference on Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Transylvania 2020 SZIENtific meeting for young researchers - Ifjú Tehetségek Találkozója (ITT), Hungary – Budapest

2020 International Association of Impact Assessment Conference, Spain 2019 SZIENtific meeting for young researchers - Ifjú Tehetségek Találkozója (ITT), Hungary -Budapest

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PERIOD ROLE ORGANIZATION COUNTRY

November 2021 –

November 2022

Research and

Development Scientist

PannoniaBio – Engineering

Department

Hungary

January, 2019 to

August, 2019

Research Coordinator Hoprxchange Medical Centre

Research Support Office (RSO)

Ghana

August, 2016 to

August, 2019

Project Officer

(Monitoring and

Evaluation)

Institute of Local Government

Studies

(Government of Ghana

District Projects)

Ghana

January, 2014 to

September, 2015

Project Manager

KELSAM GHANA

Ghana

August, 2012 to

September, 2015

Teaching/Research

Assistant

University for Development

Studies

Ghana

Ernest Amoako-Atta 551-***-**** ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com REFEREES

1. Dr. Zsolt Szilvácsku (Lecturer, Department of Landscape Planning and Regional Development)

Szent Istvan University

Buda Campus, Budapest - Hungary

Tel: +363********

Email: ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com / ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com 2. Dr. Wolfram Hoefer (Associate Professor and Director Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability)

Rutgers University - The State University of New Jersey Blake Hall, Room 216

New Jersey, USA

Tel: 848-***-****

Email: ad01pa@r.postjobfree.com

3. Dr. Maxwell Aziabah (Lecturer, Department of Planning and Management) University for Development Studies, Wa campus

P.O. Box 520

Upper west Region, Ghana

Tel: 020*******

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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hu/citations?user=5IwpMqUAAAAJ&hl=en ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ernest-Amoako-Atta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-0568

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