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Prof SE Mini

College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Ecological and Human Sustainability
Department: Geography
Acting Deputy Executive Dean
Tel: 011 471 2348
E-mail: minise@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • Public urban Space for Urban Livelihoods
  • Rural-urban Land Reform for Sustainable Development
  • Urban Development and Urban Growth for Sustainable Development
  • Urban Spatial-Planning for Social-Justice
  • Urbanisation African City-Urban Development if Developing Countries

Qualifications

  • BA Geography University of Fort Hare 1980
  • UED University of Fort Hare 1981
  • BA (Hons) Geography University of Fort Hare 1982
  • M.Sc in Geography by dissertation University of Fort Hare 1988
  • PhD in Geography by thesis University of Fort Hare 2003

Fields of academic interests

Teaching Interest

  • Human Geography
  • Urban Geography

Research Interests

  • Urban\rural Spatial Development Planning
  • Urban Growth and Urban Public Services-Urban Public Implementation
  • Social Dynamics and Human Settlements in urban\rural environments

Journal articles

Publications since 2009

  • Mini, SE (2014: South Africa’s Social Housing Policy: A Form of Neoliberal Governmentality , (under revision)
  • Mini, SE (2014): Transformation of South African Cities for spatial-social Justice and Sustainability in D.P. O’Donoghue (ed) 2014: Urban transformations: Centres, Peripheries and Systems (in press).
  • Mini, SE 2012)Spatialisation of Post-Apartheid Urban Inequalities: A New Type of Spatial - Social Inequalities in South African Cities. Scientific Annals of Alexandru IOAN-CUZ. University of IASI. Vil. LVIII. 2012.

Paper presentations

Conferences since 2009

  • International Geographical Union Urban Commission, 14-20 August 2011, Christ Church University, Canterbury (UK).
  • International Conference on Urban and Housing Development: Cape Town. 2012: Spatial-social marginality in Neoliberalised Post-Apartheid Cities: The case of spatial marginalisation in transformed cities: 2012:
  • Spatial Inequalities in post-apartheid cities: International Geographical Union conference hosted in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch, South Africa (21-26 July 2013

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Professional Societies and Involvement

  • Council Member of the South African Geographical Society
  • President of the Society of South African Geographers
  • International Geographical Union Urban Commission - member
  • The Royal Geographical Society - member