Position: | Lecturer | |
Qualifications: | BSc (Geography & Zoology); BSc Hons (Geography); MSc with Distinction (Geography) Currently reading for my PhD |
Office Block: | Office nr 15 3rd Floor, Science Building Main Campus Pietermaritzburg |
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Telephone: Fax: | +27 (0) 33 260 5089 +27 (0) 33 260 5344 |
Email: | TrotterD2@ukzn.ac.za |
Biographical sketch
2007 – present Lecturer, Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).
2003 – 2006 Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).
Academic Profile
- Lecturer and supervisor of Physical Geography, environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental management, environmental governance, policy and legislation, local economic development.
Current Teaching /Courses
- Weather and climate - levels 1 and 2 (meteorological and climatological processes that shape the biophysical environment, as well as the impacts of and adaptations to climate change, globally and more specifically in southern Africa).
- Environmental management and assessment – levels 2 and 3 (key environmental discourses, environmental governance, policy and legislation, environmental assessment tools and practices);
- Contemporary environmental issues – level 4 (cooperative environmental governance, air and water quality impacts and management, renewable and alternative energies, solid and effluent waste management, biodiversity conservation, and global climate change).
Professional Activities
- Undergraduate and post-graduate lecturing in physical geography and environmental management;
- Supervision of post-graduate research at an Honours and Masters level in geographical and environmental management issues;
- Internal and external examination of post-graduate research dissertations at an Honours and Masters level;
- Mentoring and guiding students in career decisions and assistance with internship placements and work experience (IAIAsa KZN Student Branch);
- Review of academic manuscripts submitted for publication in peer reviewed journals;
- Environmental consulting (activities undertaken as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner):
- Conducting environmental impact assessment (EIAs);
- Preparation of and monitoring on-site compliance with environmental management plans (EMPs);
- Consultation with interested and affected parties (I&APs) and facilitation of meetings and workshops;
- On-site (field) investigations and groundtruthing;
- Project communication and coordination with clients, specialists and key stakeholders;
- Research and information gathering; and
- Report-writing, document compilation and external review.
Community Activities
- Creating ‘work-experience’ opportunities with local companies for school-going and university students on a regular basis;
- International Association for Impact Assessment: South African Affiliate (IAIAsa):
- KZN Branch Committee member (2005 – 2011)
- KZN Student Branch Staff Coordinator (2010 – current).
My role on the IAIAsa KZN Student Branch is to foster strong relationships between current students, recent graduates and industry through the:
- Coordination of regular student-run meetings and other events held on campus with presentations and / or workshops by industry in the environmental management and assessment fields;
- Facilitation of networking of students at meetings with professionals for information sharing and identification of work experience opportunities;
- Ensuring students have the opportunity to present their research activities at the monthly meetings and other events.
Visit the IAIAsa KZN Student Branch website for more information.
Research Interests
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