Nana-Yaw Andoh

Nana-Yaw Andoh is an Assistant Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, specializing in urban studies, informal settlements, and policy impacts on the built environment. He earned his Ph.D. in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Michigan, and both his Master of Architecture & Design Urbanism and Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame. 

As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Andoh brings extensive experience spanning international development and domestic urban challenges. His field research in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa has resulted in strategic partnerships with local organizations and multinational agencies, including collaborative reports with UN-Habitat on urban law and climate change legislation. In the United States, his work has achieved tangible policy impacts in Rochester, NY, and strategic research for Detroit's neighborhood revitalization efforts. His scholarship appears in the Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Sustainable Research, and Oxford Bibliographies in African Studies. Dr. Andoh's teaching centers on race, space, and urban development, integrating planning, policy, and cultural perspectives while mentoring students in research projects and policy analysis. 

Selected Publications

• Nana-Yaw Andoh (31 Jul 2026): No Place Like Home in a New City: Anti-Urbanism and Life in Nairobi, Journal of the American Planning Association, DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2026.2698379
• Andoh, N-Y (2026). “Beyond the Binary: Hybrid Urbanism and the Limits of the (In)formal in Accra.” Urban Studies, advanced online publication. DOI: 10.1177/00420980261454771
• Andoh, Nana-Yaw, Murray, Martin J. (2024) “Informal Economy.” In Oxford Bibliographies in African Studies. Ed. Chima Korieh. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199846733-0128
• Andoh, N. Y. (2024). Making an African City: Technopolitics and the Infrastructure of Everyday Life in Colonial Accra: Jennifer Hart. (2024). Indiana University Press. 316 pages. Journal of the American Planning Association, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2398975
• Pimentel Walker, A., Andoh, N.A. (2022). Assessment of Zimbabwe Legislation Through the Law and Climate Change Toolkit Urban Law Module. (Zimbabwe, Vol. 1) 102 Pages. Publisher: UN-Habitat. https://unhabitat.org/assessment-of-zimbabwe-legislation-through-the-urban-law-module-of-the-law-and-climate-change-0
• Pimentel Walker, A., Andoh, N.A. (2022). Assessment of Namibia Legislation Through the Law and Climate Change Toolkit Urban Law Module. (Namibia, Volume 2) 100 Pages. Publisher: UN-Habitat. https://unhabitat.org/assessment-of-namibia-legislation-through-the-urban-law-module-of-the-law-and-climate-change
• Pimentel Walker, A., Andoh, N.A. (2022). Assessment of Malawi Legislation Through the Law and Climate Change Toolkit Urban Law Module. (Malawi, Volume 3) 108 Pages. Publisher: UN-Habitat. https://unhabitat.org/assessment-of-malawi-legislation-through-the-urban-law-module-of-the-law-and-climate-change-0