Michael Osei Asibey

Michael Osei Asibey is an Urban Development and Environmental Policy and Sustainability expert who has had his training at the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Development Planning, a Master of Philosophy degree in Planning and a PhD in Planning from at the Department of Planning, KNUST. Michael’s background is in development and environmental policy and sustainability with broad experience in urban and regional planning gained through teaching and research conducted in Ghana. He has worked in the areas of environmental management, urban planning and management, regional planning, natural resource management, climate change and development of research packages to guide urbanisation and sustainable environmental development in Africa focusing on Ghana. He is an ambitious, self-motivated and enthusiastic young person with a passion for development practice. As an optimistic, friendly and resourceful person, he is open to exploring knowledge in new frontiers of life. His career objective is ‘to pursue human-centered approaches to contribute to addressing key development challenges in Africa and globally’. He has contributed to several national and international research/consultancy projects. Due to his passion to acquire new knowledge and experience, he has worked with the Department of Planning as a Teaching Assistant and a Graduate and Research Assistant since 2013 where he has been engaged in teaching, research and supervision of students’ works as directed by his Superiors. Michael's current research interests include environmental planning and sustainability, climate change adaptation; urbanisation and urban containment; green infrastructure planning and sustainable cities. He has published widely on these subjects.