Dr. B.A. Usman
Reader
Geography & Environmental Management
Bolaji Abdulkadir USMAN is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin with 14 years university teaching, research, and administrative experience.
He has served as Head of Department and presently the Faculty of Social Sciences representative to the University’s Centre for International Education. His areas of research interest cover Transport Geography, Regional Development, and Disaster Risk Management. He has over thirty publications to his credit in reputable outlets covering journals, chapters in books and conference proceedings. Dr. Usman has successfully supervised many Undergraduate Projects, Masters dissertations and a Ph.D. thesis. He is a member of many professional bodies.
Qualifications
- PhD. Geography, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2014
- MSc. Geography, University of Ilorin, 1999
- B.A. Geography, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1987
Professional Affiliations
- Association of Nigerian Geographers
- Chattered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria
Undergraduate Teaching
- GEO 102 Introduction to Human Geography
- GPE 399 Transport Geography
- GPE 344 Geography of Africa
- GPE 436 Environmental Planning
Postgraduate Teaching
- GPE 820 Urban Transport Planning
- GPE 822 Spatial transport Analysis
- GPE 831 Transport and the Environment
- MGIS 844 Organization of Geographic Space
Research Interests
- Transport and Access
- Transport Safety and Security
- Transport and Development
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 03, Ground Floor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management Building
Department of Geography & Environmental Managament, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08028830762
hodgeoandenvironmgt@unilorin.edu.ng