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 |
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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
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PUBLICATIONS
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