Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
Wilson Hall Room 201B
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Samuel Ndegeah
Biography
Please contact me anytime to learn more about our department, our degree programs, and our course offerings.
Education
Ph.D. Geography, University of Idaho, USA
M.A. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, Kenya
M.A. Geography, University of Nairobi, Kenya
B.A. Geography and Political Science, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Courses Taught
Teaching @ Westfield State University
GPS 0101: World Regional Geography
GPS 0102: Physical Geography with Lab
GPS 0105: Introduction to Community Planning
GPS 0210: Cultural Geography
GPS 0252: Cities of the Global South
GPS 0217: Contemporary Global Issues
GPS 0317: Special Topics in Geography and Planning
GPS 0600: Sustainability and Governance in the 21st Century
Areas of Research
Institutional structures and systems, policy processes, planning law and practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.
African customary laws in land use planning and natural resource management.
Relationship between geography and politics: how geography influences decision making and political outcomes.
