Dr Divine Asafo Lecturer in Human Geography D.M.Asafo@hull.ac.uk Faculty and Department Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Environmental Sciences Related groups Geography and Environment Biography Teaching Outputs Recognition Qualifications BA (University of Ghana) MA (University of Ghana) PhD (University of Sheffield) Summary Divine is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Hull. His research focuses on urban/peri-urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of peri-urban land, everyday experiences of housing development, and urban disaster risks and vulnerabilities. Divine completed his undergraduate (Geography and Resource Development with Political Science) and Masters (Geography and Resource Development) degrees from the University of Ghana, Legon; and his PhD in Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining the University of Hull, Divine was working as a Human Geography Tutor at the Manchester Metropolitan University. Divine is engaged in advisory work for the British Academy Project, Youth Futures - 'Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods: Unpacking possibilities for empowerment with young migrants in Ghana'. He is also the Deputy Director for the Civil Society, Development and Democracy (CDD) Pathway of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Programme (WRDTP) at the University of Hull. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 400142 Worlds of Connection and Difference 400145 Exploring the World Around Us 500185 Sustainable Futures 600266 BA Geography Dissertation Recent outputs View more outputs Book Chapter At the city edge : situating peripheries research in South Africa and Ethiopia Meth, P., Todes, A., Charlton, S., Mukweda, T., Houghton, J., Goodfellow, T., …Masikane, F. (2021). At the city edge : situating peripheries research in South Africa and Ethiopia. In M. Keith, & A. A. de Souza Santos (Eds.), African cities and collaborative futures : urban platforms and metropolitan logistics (30-52). Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526155351.00008 Journal Article Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana Oteng-Ababio, M., Owusu, G., & Asafo, D. (2019). Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana. Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 11(1), Article a479. https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v11i1.479 Membership/Fellowship of professional body Associate Fellow 2020 Similar profiles Professor David Atkinson Geography and Environment Dr Jonathan Dean Geography and Environment Professor Lewis Holloway Geography and Environment