JOHN ANTWI

• Research interest in Sustainable Urban transport and logistics
• Expert in the use of HDM-IV Model as a tool for monitoring, updating socio-economic justification of specific roads and highway projects and formulated measures to be incorporated into planning, design and implementation of development projects
• Played the Team Leader role in respect of research studies on: The Influencing factors of locational choice of informal auto-mechanic outfits and impact on urban sustainability; The rippling effects of urban sprawl on travel cost and livelihood of the low-income households; and Gas facility siting and urban fire disasters in Ghana's urban area
• Presented a conference paper titled "Building a Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Framework for Africa in the Face of Climate Change," co-authored with Emeritus Professor Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa at the 2023 ICIDA conference
• Team leader for Post-project Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of the Pokuase Interchange, Accra- Ghana
• Assists in the preparation of periodic reports on PPP projects

Company Overview: a Real Estate Development firm in Accra, Ghana

• Represented the firm in participating and conducting investigation of project sites to inform designs
• Adequate expertise in GIS, Esri City Engine and Adobe illustrator for creating Site Plans, affordable housing projects, detail sector layouts, sensory, activity, demographic, utility and movement pattern maps
• Adopted Conyers and Hills 1984 Planning Process in Municipal/ Project Problem Identification and Justification, Needs Assessment and setting Development Paths for the future
• Employed Jan Gehl's 12 Quality Criteria to assess how clients may feel within public spaces created within residential and commercial areas
• Designed logical framework for project monitoring and control
• Responsible for strategic and program management and multi-stakeholder consultation

• Supervised and organized of GIS and Foundation Workshop tutorials for undergraduate Urban Planning students
• Adopted and taught the Conyers and Hills 1984 Planning Process in Municipal Problem Identification and Justification, Needs Assessment and setting Development Paths for the future
• Prepared of assignment briefs, lecture notes, presentations, and graded students' assignments
• Organized and facilitated field trips for undergraduate Urban Planning students
• Assisted lecturers in carrying out research works majorly on climate change, infrastructure sustainability and resilience, energy efficiency and circular economy
• Supervised 4th year undergraduate students in undertaking research in areas such as: Economic resilience of tourist sites amidst climate change in Ghana; Infrastructure Adequacy in Peri-urban areas; and Responsible Mining; responsive mechanism to illegal mining
• Designed local plans and urban regeneration layouts for communities in the Oforikrom Municipality, Kumasi- Ghana