Qualifications
- BA (University of Ghana)
- MPhil (University of Ghana)
- PhD / DPhil (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
330114 Introduction to Geography and Environment
400145 Exploring the World Around Us
400146 Interpreting Environment
500185 Sustainable Futures
500177 Field Study (Human Geography)
600249 Cities and Regions
600266 BA Geography Dissertation
771756 Flood Adaptation and Mitigation
772038 Environmental Law and Policy
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., Belihu, M., Huang, Z., Asafo, D., Buthelezi, S., & 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 University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526155351.00008
Journal Article