About Nana1990
urban development expert
I am an Urban Planner with the vision of making cities work through understanding cities as a complex adaptive System.I have 3 years experience in human Settlement planning and research into the planning of three towns in Ghana: Fante New Town in Kumasi, Techiman in Brong Ahafo and Hemang Buoho also in Ashanti region .I have much interest in Urban Economics, Urban Management and Development, Land Strategies,Urban Informal Economies and Human Settlements. Vision of applying Urban Management and Development Interventions to reduce informality in a Participatory Approach(Collaborative Effort).
Featured articles
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Building Safety Act implementation in Wales
CIAT to host industry panel on 26 June.
New and updated CLC building safety guidance.
New UK National Buildings Database.
Building Safety Wiki Interviews
Chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation.
Planning condition discharge in England and Wales
A brief explanation from a building compliance expert, with further links.
Overheating guidance and tools for building designers
Guidance for dealing with element of building fabric control that have increasing importance.
Shading for housing, a design guide
From the Good Homes Alliance and British Blind and Shutter Association.
UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC)
A shared framework for describing skills needs.
Social media ban consultation comes to close
CIOB urges UK Government to consider social media’s role in careers guidance in ban debate.
The latest of eight Skills England apprenticeship units
The addition of battery manufacturing welcomed by ECA with a warning about the risks of fast-tracked apprenticeship units.
Building Control Independent Panel final report
A precis of a key report led by Dame Hackitt with full recommendations and link to the government response.