Prof Rajab Matamanda
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Urban and Regional Planning
Address

Urban and Regional Planning
IB 69

Postal Code
9999
Office
ARCHITECTURE BUILDING 22
Publications

 

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=wNoCT1MAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abraham-Matamanda

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-5560

  1. Bhanye J, Shayamunda RH, Mpahlo RI, Matamanda AR, Kachena L (2023). Land politics and settlers’ responses to land tenure under threat in emerging peri-urban spaces in Zimbabwe. Land Use Policy, 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106945
  2. Kalaoane RC, Musakwa W, Kibangou A, Gumbo, Musonda I, Matamanda AR. (Accepted). Bibliometric analysis of quality of service in public transportation: current and future trends. Scientific Africa.
  3. Moloise SD, Matamanda AR, Bhanye JI. (2023) Traditional ecological knowledge and practices for conservation and management of Savanna ecosystem services in Capricorn District, Limpopo, South Africa. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2023.2249856.
  4. Leboto-Khetsi L, Mangara F, Dunn M, Manana K, Matamanda AR, Chirisa I. (2023) Off-campus student housing supply and utilization: perspectives of landlords and students in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. South African Geographical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2023.2227150.
  5. Matamanda AR, Kalaoane RC, Chakwizira J. (2023) “Leave us alone”: ‘Right to the city’ of street vendors along Main North 1 Road, Maseru, Lesotho. GeoJournal 88: 4473-4491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10881-y
  6. Musosa L, Shekede MD, Gwitira I, Chirisa I, Tevera D, Matamanda AR (2022) Auditing the spatial and temporal changes in urban cropland in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. African Geographical Review. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2022.2128834
  7. Matamanda AR, Mafuku SH, Bhanye JI. (2022). The potential of Chinhoyi as a fast-growing secondary city in addressing urban challenges in Zimbabwe. Journal of Asian and African Studies. Doi: 10.1177/00219096221137660.
  8. Matamanda AR, Nel V, Leboto-Khetsi L, Dunn M. (2022). Risk communication in an informal settlement during COVID-19: case of Dinaweng, Bloemfontein South Africa. Urban Governance. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ugj.2022.10.002
Area(s) of Interest

 

Housing studies; land use planning and management, climate change and urban resilience 

Expertise

 

urban governance and planning, informal urbanism in the Global South, human settlement morphogenesis and planning, Applied systems analysis and political economy 

Courses Presented

 

 

  • Spatial Economics (2023)
  • Applied Urban Development and Spatial Transformation (2023)
  • Urban Geography for Honours (2021-2023)
  • Introduction to Urban Geography for undergraduate second years (2021-2023)
  • Philosophy of Geography for Honours (2021-2023)

 

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