Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
I am a development planner and assistant professor at the Graduate of School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan. I hold a PhD in Urban Development Planning from Osaka University; a Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design (Cum laude ) from the Technical University of Milan, Italy; and a Bachelor of Science in Development Planning (First Class Honours) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana. I have rich and diverse experience in development planning, sustainable cities, community resilience and management and international project planning and coordination. I have coordinated several international projects that span Africa, Asia and Europe with a wide range of experts and policymakers (e.g.Osaka-UCL International Joint Research on Freetown (2019- 2022), Local management and self-organisation in Accra (2016-2019) and European Union MyNeighborhood project (social innovations for civic engagement and co-production in 5 European pilot cities).
Experience
2018–present
Assistant Professor, Osaka University
2009–2014
Project Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Network for the Support of Vulnerable People in Mining Communities
2013–2013
Research Intern, Politecnico di Milano (Department of Architecture and Urban studies)
2010–2011
Teaching and Research Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Education
2018
Osaka University, PhD Engineering (Urban Development Planning)
2013
Politecnico di Milano, MSc Urban Planning and Policy Design
2009
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, BSc Development Planning
Publications
2019
Toward Citizen-Led Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: Hints from Japanese Machizukuri activities in P. Cobbinah and M. Adaney (eds) The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. , Palgrave Macmillan
2016
A future for the informal city: Merging planning, design and management solutions., Urbanisitica tre
Grants and Contracts
2019
Urban mobilities for Informal Settlement improvement
Role:
Project Coordinator
Funding Source:
Osaka-University College London GKP
2016
Special study for innovations in community development
Role:
Team member
Funding Source:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2015
International research to harmonise nature-mankind relationship
Role:
Principal Researcher
Funding Source:
Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation (Panasonic)