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UCT Research Report '11
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has established itself as a centre of excellence in the field
of environmental management, sustainable development,
and natural resource management in Africa, particularly
within the SADC region (projects have been completed in
South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho,
Swaziland and the Seychelles).
The Disaster Mitigation for Sustainable Livelihoods Project
(DiMP) has been active at UCT since 1998. DiMP
undertakes a diverse suite of activities, including disaster
risk research into small, medium and large disasters in
the Cape Metropolitan Area and past disaster research
following declared disasters. It is also the secretariat
for a southern African disaster risk reduction network
called ‘Periperi” (partners enhancing resilience to people
exposed to risks).
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Professors
3
Associate Professors
3
Senior Lecturers
2
Lecturers
6
Research Staff
20
Research Associates
2
Administrative & Support Staff
16
Total
52
Emeritus & Honorary Staff
Honorary Professors
3
Emeritus Staff
2
Students
Postdoctoral
10
Doctoral
39
Master’s
73
Honours
25
Undergraduate
930
Total
1077
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Academic Staff
Dr Babatunde Abiodun
Lecturer; atmospheric science; climatology.
Dr Pippin Anderson
Lecturer; Postgraduate co-ordinator.
Dr Shari Daya
Lecturer; gender; modernity.
Dr Frank Eckardt
Senior Lecturer; geomorphology; remote sensing.
Professor Bruce Hewitson
DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Climate Change; atmospheric
science; climatology.
Dr Richard Hill
Senior Lecturer; environmental assessment and
management.
Professor Mike Meadows
Head of Department; quaternary environmental change.
Associate Professor Sophie Oldfield
Political and economic geography.
Professor Sue Parnell
Urban studies; historical geography.
Associate Professor Maano Ramutsindela
Political geography; transboundary environments.
Associate Professor Merle Sowman
Environmental planning and management; coastal and
small-scale fisheries management.
Dr Mark Tadross
Senior Researcher; CSAG climate modelling; seasonal
forecasting.
Dr. Kevin Winter
Lecturer; environmental management; water resources;
monitoring and evaluation.
Dr Gina Ziervogel
Lecturer; vulnerability and adaptation.
Contract Academic Staff
Dr Rachel Wynberg
Senior Researcher; biodiversity and social justice;
commercial use of biodiversity; access and benefit sharing.
Long-term Contract Staff
Dr Jane Battersby-Lennard
Lecturer; urban social and cultural geography; urban food
security; geography of education.
Dr Maria Hauck
Coastal and small-scale fisheries management.
Dr Ailsa Holloway
Disaster risk research.