James Kavanagh

James is a Chartered Land Surveyor & Chartered Geographer. James studied at TUD Dublin and University of London. With over 35 years’ experience in the global land and geospatial sectors, James worked on some of the largest surveying and infrastructure projects in Europe before spending several years working on mapping, surveying, and informal land rights issues for the United Nations. James is head of Land & Resources (L&NR) with The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with direct responsibility for the geospatial sector and the management of best practice standards and output across all L&NR sectors. James is chair of the International Land Standard (ILMS) Coalition, vice chair of FIG Comm 9 and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Association of Surveyors (CASLE) and is working on further research, insight, and standards on issues of geospatial practice, land administration systems (alongside World Bank and UN), informal settlements, customary land issues, land acquisition and compensation, and the processes of land and property rights formalisation. James currently holds the active role as Head of Professional Practice - Land and Development and Professional Standards with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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