Research Assistant/Ph.D. candidate in Urban and Regional Science

Hometown: Dar es salaam , Tanzania
Degrees: PhD Candidate, Urban and Regional Science, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 2004
Research interests: Urban planning and management, Environmental Hazard Planning and Management, Social vulnerability, Sustainable communities, GIS and remote sensing
E-mail address: boss@tamu.edu

EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Science. Advisor:.

International Institute for Geo information Science
M.S. in Geo information Science and Earth Observation. 2002.

University College of Lands and Architectural Studies
Advanced Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. 1997.

FELLOWSHIP & SCHOLARSHIPS
-Sustainable Coastal Margins Program (SCMP), Graduate Assistant Research,2006-07.
-Fulbright Scholarship, 2004-06.
-EISCAP Scholarship, 2000-02.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M University, Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center
Research Assistant : Department of Urban and Regional Planning. 2006 – present.

University College of Lands and Architectural Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Research Assistant : Strategic Urban Development Planning Framework. 1999 – present.

University College of Lands and Architectural Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Studio Master : Strategic Urban Development Planning Framework. 2002–03.

University College of Lands and Architectural Studies, Center for Information and Communication Technolgy
Training Coordinator : GIS and Remote Sensing short courses. 2002.

RESEARCH WORKS
National hazard vulnerability assessment project, phase II, Tanzania ,2003.

Coastal Impact of Water Abstraction and Impoundment in Africa: The Case of Rufiji River , Tanzania , 2003.

Handling health Data in a GIS Environment: Geo-referencing and Analysis (Unpublished ITC Msc thesis, Enschede, The Netherlands, 2002).

GIS application in mapping suitable sites for location of bore holes in Dar es salaam , Tanzania (Unpublished ITC report, Enschede, the Netherlands, 1999)

Community Infrastructure upgrading Project (CIUP),Dar es salaam Tanzania ,1999

Planning for promoting the use of bicycle transport, the case study of CBD-Insevya corridor, Tabora , Tanzania (Unpublished, UCLAS, diploma project, 1997,Dar es salaam,Tanzania).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
-Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association(GSDI)
-The American Planning Association(APA)