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Prof Urmilla Bob

Position:

Full Professor

Chair of UKZN Research Ethics Committee

(Human & Social Sciences)

 

Qualifications:

BPaed (UDW), HBA (UNISA), MA (West Virginia University)

 

Office Block:

Block F – Evironmental Sciences

Westville

 

 

Telephone:

+27 (0) 31 260 7656

 

Email:

bobu@ukzn.ac.za


 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE/ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2012-current  

UKZN representative on the Municipal Learning Institute (MILE) eThekwini-University Research Committee

2012- current   

Academic project leader for South Africa on the South African Netherlands Partnership for Alternative Development’s (SANPAD) Rural Migration, Urban Renewal and Slum Clearance – A Challenge for Mega Cities in the South: Development of a Sustainable Livelihoods Model in Durban/ eThekwini (comparative research in South Africa, India and Brazil)

2012-current  

School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences representative on the School Board for the Life Sciences



MAIN TEACHING FIELDS (2004-2013)

  • Advanced Rural Studies (Honours and Masters) 
  • Advanced Research Methods/ Concepts and Research Methods in Geography/ Research Methods in Environmental Sciences (Team taught: Honours and Masters) 
  • Rural Development (3rd year) 
  • Sustainable Development Planning (3rd year)
  • Introduction to the Human and Physical Geography of Africa (Team taught: 1st year) 
  • Geographical and Environmental Sciences Research project (Honours) 
  • Land Issues and Rural Development (3rd year and Honours) 
  • Natural Resources and Sustainable Land Use (Honours)
  • Tourism Studies (Honours)
  • Tools of Environmental Management (Masters) 
  • Sustainable Development (Masters) 
  • Contemporary Environmental Issues (Honours)  

 

MAIN RESEARCH FIELDS

Tourism, Events Tourism

Gender

Rural Development and Livelihoods

Climate change and environmental Conflict 

Click here to view Prof Urmilla Bob's latest research projects

 

PUBLICATIONS

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