Seth Asare Okyere

Dr. Seth Asare Okyere is an interdisciplinary scholar, international development planner, and educator whose work dynamically sits at the intersection of resilience, sustainability, and justice to cross-pollinate ideas and action for just and sustainable communities. Seth has a depth of international experience, which spans cities, communities, and institutions in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. He has extensive experience across Academia, Think Tanks, and Civil Society Organisations as an educator, researcher, international project coordinator, consultant, supervisor/mentor, and community engager. Seth is in pursuit of the sustainable development of communities through mission-focused approaches for co-producing equitable, resilient, and place-based solutions. His works have appeared in some of the leading scientific journals and public-facing media outlets. He is the author of three books: Routledge Handbook of Resilient Urban Planning for Small and Medium-sized cities (Routledge), Planning for Resilient Small and Medium-sized cities in Ghana (Routledge) and Urban Slums and Circular Economy Synergies in the Global South: Theoretical and Policy Imperatives for Sustainable Communities (Springer) and more than 80 scientific outputs and technical reports and several academic and public facing articles.

Seth holds a PhD in Engineering (Urban Development Planning) from The University of Osaka, Japan, an MSc in Urban Planning and Policy Design (cum laude) from the Technical University of Milan, Italy, and BSc in Development Planning (First Class Honours) from KNUST, Ghana. Seth also holds Honor Code Certificates in Future Livable Cities from ETH Zurich, Health and Society from Harvard University, and a professional certificate in Emergency Planning and Crisis Management from the Federal Office for Civic Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) in Germany.