Staff Profiles: Geography and Environmental Studies
Dr Thomas Marambanyika
Position: Chairperson
Research Interests:
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Sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources
Environmental management in industry
Food security
Rural and urban livelihoods
Prof Mark Matsa
Position: Associate Professor
Research interests:
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Waste Management,
Climate Change and Sustainable Development,
Land cover and land use changes,
Water Resources Management,
Food Security, Migration,
Gender and the Environment,
Biogeography and Ecosystems
Prof S Jerie
Position: Associate Professor
Research Interests:
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Waste management,
Environmental management,
Climate change,
Occupational safety and health
Dr V T Mutekwa
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
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Environmental and Natural resources governance and conservation outcomes;
Conservation farming,
Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation strategies;
Safety, Health & Environmental Management in Industry.
Dr Winmore Kusena
Position: RESEARCH MANAGER
Research Areas:
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Water Governance
Sustainable household livelihood
Environmental Assessment & Management
Dr Mavis Mbiriri
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Climate Change
Natural Resources Management
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Dr Beauty Dzawanda
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Sustainable livelihoods and Community development
Informal Cross Border Trading and sustainable development
Climate change and agriculture
Water supply and quality issues in urban areas
Environmental Management
Dr Pedzisai Kowe
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Urban development, planning and management
Spatial interaction modelling, gravity models, transport geography and network analysis
Geographic information science;
remote sensing of urban green spaces;
spatial statistics, landscape ecology and vegetation fragmentation mapping and analysing in urban landscapes;
Urban climate, urban heat island mitigation;
modelling urban growth, land cover and land use change using earth observation data and geographical information systems;
Spatial regression modelling, morphological spatial pattern analysis
Mr Tatenda Musasa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Wetland Ecology and Management
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development,
Geographical Information Systems,
Remote Sensing,
Water Resources Management and Hydrology,
Natural Hazards and Human Response,
Occupational Safety Health and Environment
MRS OLIVIA CONSTANCE MUDYAZHEZHA
Position: Lecturer
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Migration
Food Security
Medical Geography
Urbanization and its challenges
Environmental Management
Sustainable Tourism
Mrs Upenyu Mupfiga
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Geo-information and Earth Observation
Environmental Modelling
Land cover and Land Use Change
Mr Kudakwashe Collins Ralph Muringaniza
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Land Use Management,
Natural Resources Management,
Geographical Information Systems,
Remote Sensing,
Water Resources Management and Hydrology,
Natural Hazards and Human Response,
Climate Change and Coping Strategies
Miss Kudzai Hilda Zimwara
Position: Technician
Research Interests:
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Geographical Information Technology, Database, Management,