Telephone
(+49)231 755-2543

Fax
(+49)231 755-4398

Consultation hours
by arrangement

Campus Addresse
Campus Süd
GB I

Room R. 402

Education

• 1977 - 1985: Studies in Geography and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bonn (Diplom, equivalent to MSc
•  1987: Post-graduate studies at the Centre for Agricultural Development (SLE) in Berlin; research and consultation project  in Liberia
•  1999: PhD  (Dr. rer. pol.) in Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University,  Topic of the dissertation: Participation of Women in Local Development in Ghana

Professional Data

• 1986: Editing the general geography ‚Elfenbeinküste’ (Ivory Coast) by Prof. Dr. Bernd Wiese, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt
• 1986 - 1987: Planning of a bicycle path network in Mondorf near Bonn
• 1988 - 1990: Junior Expert for GTZ in the development project ‚Développement Rural du Département de Boundiali’ in Ivory Coast
• 1990 - 1991: Desk Officer in GTZ Headquarters  in Eschborn, Germany, Women in Development Section
• 1991 - 1994: Senior Lecturer at the SPRING Post-Graduate Programme of the Faculty of Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University
• 1997 – 2003: Project Manager of ‘Land Use Planning and Resource Management in Oromia Region’ in Ethiopia for GTZ; tasks: project management, Participatory Land Use Planning, PRA training, gender and development, income generating activities, community-based eco-tourism, networking
• 2004-2010: Senior researcher at the Faculty of Spatial Planning of the TU Dortmund University, managing the BIOTA project ‘Sustainable Use and Management of Biodiversity for Rural Livelihood around Kakamega Forest in Kenya’
• 2011 to date: Senior lecturer at the SPRING Post-Graduate Programme of the Faculty of Spatial Planning at the TU Dortmund University;
• Since 1991 to date: Numerous short term consultancy missions  for GTZ, KfW and BMZ in Togo, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Tunisia, Guinea, Ethiopia and India, as well as advisory services on gender aspects for GTZ, KfW and BMZ  in Germany

Expertise and Research Focus

• Gender aspects in development planning
• Integrated Rural Development
• Participatory planning methods (PLUP, PVDP, PRA)
• Linking livelihood needs and biodiversity conservation/natural resource management

Publications

All publications of Dr. Karin Geasing can be found under publications.