Members in the research group Development Geography

Robin Biddulph

Researcher in Human Geography
Contact Robin Biddulph

Research interests

• Land Reform and local politics
• Rural livelihoods and rural-urban interactions
• Inclusive Tourism
• Geographical focus: Cambodia and Tanzania

Margareta Espling

Senior lecturer in Human Geography
Contact Margareta Espling

Research interests

• Gendered access to and control over livelihood resources, and collective strategies for resource mobilisation.
• Geographic focus: sub-Saharan Africa (spec. Mozambique and Uganda)

Jonas Lindberg

Senior lecturer in Human Geography
Contact Jonas Lindberg

Research interests

• Geographies of education: the spatial distribution of educational opportunities and (post-) politics redistribution issues
• Rural livelihoods: rural livelihood diversification, political economy of rural livelihood transformation, access to livelihood resources
• Geographical focus: South Asia (Sri Lanka) and Eastern Africa (Rwanda)

Kanchana N Ruwanpura

Professor Development Geography
Contact Kanchana N Ruwanpura

Research interests

• Labour geographies, ethical trade and global production processes
• Feminist perspectives on ethno-nationalism, conflict and post-disaster politics
• Post-war development and infrastructure polities
• Geographical Focus: South Asia (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan)

Tania Jeque

PhD student in Human Geography
Contact Tania Jeque

Research interests

• Gender and Agriculture
• Food security
• Livelihood resources
• Rural Tourism

Geographic focus: Sub-Saharan Africa (spec. Mozambique)

Lasse Krantz

Visiting research fellow
Contact Lasse Krantz

Research interests

• Tenure rights to land and natural resources

Former members

José Lourenço Neves

PhD  in Human Geography

Research interests

• Territorial planning and climate change
• Urban planning and land mgmt
• Flood risk assessment
• Tourism and regional planning
• Community development
• Geographic focus: Mozambique

Sara Falkensjö

PhD in Human Geography

Research interests

• Geographies of Education
• Labour geographies
• Teachers
• Low Fee Private Schools, Kenya

Elizabeth Dessie

PhD in Human Geography

Research interests

• African cities
• Urban livelihoods
• Gendered spaces
• Rural-urban migration
• Ethiopia

Emmanuel Muyombano

PhD in Human Geography

Research interests

• Land tenure reforms
• Land use management
• Land registration and titling
• Geo-Information technology

Ann Oberhauser

Visiting Professor 2019

Research interests

• Gender and globalization
• Feminist methodology
• Critical development studies

Sylvia Chant (1958-2019, RIP)

Visiting Professor2013-2015

Research interests

• Feminization of poverty
• Urbanization and development

Regina Scheyvens

Visiting Professor

Research interests

• Tourism and poverty
• Inclusive tourism development
• Development theory and practice
• Sustainable development

Staffan Rosell

Visiting research fellow

Research interests

• Rural livelihoods
• Climate changes
• Land use changes
• Food securit