Asimeng, Theodore
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Dr. Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng
Department
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Researcher
Specialization
Urban Planning, Sustainability
Work areas
- Sustainable Urban mobility
- Paratransit transport
- Change management
- Climate change
Vita
| since 9/2021 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher in the Research Department "Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme" |
| 2/2017-3/2020 | Institute of Transport Research - German Aerospace Center (DLR) Research Fellow |
| 02/2017-11/2022 | Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Urban and Regional Planning PhD Candidate, PhD Thesis on “Paratransit operators’ participation in urban bus transit reforms” |
| 1/2020-3/2020 | Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Department of Transport Short-term Expert Support |
| 8/2016-7/2021 | Afrika Center Berlin Programme Assistant |
| 12/2013-2/2014 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Eschborn Intern, vertically integrated NAMAs project |
| 10/2012-8/2015 | Hochschule für Nachhaltige Entwicklung MSc. Global Change Management |
| 2/2010-8/2012 | Environmental Applications and Technology Centre Assistant Research Officer |
| 8/2008-7/2009 | Forestry Research Institute of Ghana Assistant Research Officer |
| 4/2004-7/2008 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi BSc. Natural Resource Management |
Refereed Publications
- Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore (2022)
Bus rapid transit implementation in African cities: the case for a more incremental reform approach
in: Ransford A. Acheampong / Karen Lucas / Michael Poku-Boansi / Chinebuli Uzondu (eds.), Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa, Cham: Springer, 181-197 - Asimeng, Theodore / Stephen Asabere (2022)
Factors that determine paratransit drivers' willingness to participate in formal bus services in an African city
in: Case Studies on Transport Policy 10 (2), 1343-1352 - Asimeng, Theodore (2021)
Bus rapid transit implementation with the inclusion of incumbent paratransit operators in African cities: lessons from Accra
in: Urban, Planning and Transport Research 9(1), 535-549 - Asimeng, Theodore / Dirk Heinrichs (2020)
Why do paratransit operators resist participation in bus rapid transit? Case evidence from Bogota, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Lagos
in: Transport Reviews 41 (1), p. 115-135
Non-refereed Publications
- Asimeng, Theodore (2024)
Improving innovation adoption among African smallholder farmers
published on Rural21, 02.04.2024 - Asimeng, Theodore / Peter Asare-Nuamah / David Anaafo / Tina Beuchelt / Aiveen Donelly / Benjamin Abugri (2024)
Improving gender-responsive innovation: adoption among smallholder farmers in Africa
Sustainable Landmanagement Africa Briefing Series 3/2024 - Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore / Tilman Altenburg (2022)
How does urban rail development in China and India enable technological upgrading?
(Discussion Paper 14/2022) - Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore (2022)
Urban rail implementation in emerging economies: an opportunity for industrial development and technological learning?
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainablity (IDOS) - Asimeng, Theodore (2022)
What possible futures are conceivable for mobility in African metropolises?
in: On the Move - Futures of Mobility, Berlin: Futurium
Opinion Pieces
- Asimeng, Theodore / Alexander Stöcker (2024)
Tackling the Epidemic of Informal Employment and Low-Paying Work
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 29 April 2024 - Asimeng, Theodore / Pooja Balasubramanian (2024)
Why transportation should work for women in Africa
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 6 March 2024
Projects
Highlight
Improving gender-responsive innovation: adoption among smallholder farmers in Africa
Asimeng, Theodore / Peter Asare-Nuamah / David Anaafo / Tina Beuchelt / Aiveen Donelly / Benjamin Abugri (2024)
in: Sustainable landmanagement Africa Briefing Series 3/2024
Highlight
Why transportation should work for women in Africa
Asimeng, Theodore / Pooja Balasubramanian (2024)
The Current Column of 6 March 2024