**Meet the editor**

Dr. Seth Appiah-Opoku is an associate professor of Geography at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. He teaches world regional geography, regional geography of Africa, environmental management, land use regulation, principles of planning, regional planning and analysis, and Ghana summer abroad course. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified

Planners and the author of *The Need for Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Impact Assessment: The Case of Ghana* (Edwin Mellen Press, NY, June 2005). His research focuses on development and planning issues in the Third World. He serves on the international editorial board of the journal of *Environmental Impact Assessment Review* and has published scholarly articles in several renowned journals including *Environmental Management*, *Society and Natural Resources*, *Environmental Impact Assessment Review*, *Journal of Cultural Geography*, and *Plan Canada*. He is a member of the Technical Advisory Team advising the government of Ghana on the preparation of a 40-year development plan for the country.
