Staff Profile
Dr Tokunbo Alaga Olorundami
Lecturer in Geography, Academic Programme Lead: MSc Environmental Management and Sustainability
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I completed my PhD at Newcastle University and hold multiple postgraduate qualifications, including an MSc in GIS (University of Nottingham), MSc in Spatial Planning and Environmental Assessment (University of Dundee), and a PGCert in Research Training (Newcastle). I also hold a BSc (Hons) in Geography and Regional Planning (University of Calabar), a PGCert from Oxford Brookes University, and a Certificate in ESG and Climate Change from the University of Pennsylvania (USA).
My academic and professional journey spans several institutions and continents. Prior to joining York St John University, I held lecturing roles at Oxford Brookes University, Newcastle University, Sheffield College, University of Nottingham, and the University of Calabar. Across these roles, I taught a broad range of subjects, including Sustainability and Development, Planning Process, Research Methodologies, Biodiversity Conservation, GIS, Population Geography, and Environmental Management. I also served as Programme Administrator and Director of Studies at the African Development Study Centre, where I coordinated CPD training programmes across several African countries, contributing to professional capacity building in development and sustainability.
- School – School of Humanities
- Email – t.olorundami@yorksj.ac.uk
- Postgraduate Research Supervisor
Further information
Teaching
I teach on the following modules:
- Maps Mapping and GIS
- Quantitative methods in Geography/Statistics for Environmental Geography
- Environmental Data Analysis
- Political Ecology
- Environmental Geography Concepts and Practices
- Environmental Assessment
- Sustainability : Global Environmental Change
- Research Methods
- Social Justice in the Anthropocene
- Geographies of World Development
- Applied GIS
- Environmental Remote Sensing
- Climate change
Research
My research lies at the intersection of geography, sustainability and climate change, and environmental management, with interests spanning:
- Geographies of Sustainability
- Environmental Assessment, Planning, and Management
- Environmental Morality and Justice
- Energy Geography
- Marine and Terrestrial Spatial Planning
- Digital Transformation in Environmental Management
- Climate Change Policy and Practice
- Sustainable Tourism and Events Management
- Nature based solution to pollution management
- Geospatial Analysis and GIS Applications
- Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services
My multidisciplinary focus reflects a commitment to exploring the spatial dimensions of sustainability, particularly how planning and policy frameworks can support more equitable, resilient, and environmentally just futures across different global contexts.
