Laudika Kandjinga

Laudika is a former student of the Namibia University of Science and Technology(previously known as the Polytechnic of Namibia), where he obtained a B-Tech in Land Management and a Diploma in Land Use Planning. He had previously worked as a Development Planner and Environmental Consultant. He joined the department as a lecturer in 2017. He graduated from the University of Pretoria with a doctorate and a Master of Town and Regional Planning.

Qualifications

• PhD. Town & regional Planning (University of Pretoria-UP)
• M. Town & regional Planning (UP),
• B-Tech. Land Management (PoN)
• Dip. Land Use Planning (PoN) 

Professional Affiliations 

• NCTRP (in training)
• NITRP (Planner in training No. T22)
• SACPLAN Candidate Planner (No C/8266/2016)

Research Focus Areas

• Spatial Planning
• Safer communities and Neighborhoods / CPTED
• Rural Development
• Regional Development

Courses Currently Teaching

Undergraduate

• Applied Spatial Planning
• Demography and Population Studies
• Planning Theory 1
• Rural Development Tools and Techniques
• Land Use Planning. 

Postgraduate

• Rural Development Planning, Rural Development Methods and Practice
• Supervision of Honours theses (Regional and Rural Development,  and Town and Regional Planning)

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Kandjinga, L., Smith, J., & Zeidler, J. (2011). Chapter 6 Economic and trade barriers to climate change adaptation Namibia country study. In L. Masters, & L. Duff. (Eds). Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Implementation in Southern Africa (pp. 111-135). African Books Collective.
• Uumene, S, Stoffberg, M, & Kandjinga, L. (2022).  Study of inclusive urban campus, Okahandja, Namibia: An integrated developmental approach. In I.V. Madogni (Ed.),   Technological Innovation in Engineering Research (Vol.15, pp. 1-25. London: BP International

Peer-reviewed articles

• Kandjinga, L & Landman, K. (forthcoming). Crime influencers and the relevance of CPTED: A case study of two low-income neighbourhoods in Namibia. Security Journal
• Kandjinga, L & Landman, K. (2022). Planning for safer neighbourhoods in Namibia: A comparative case study of two low-income neighbourhoods of the City of Windhoek. Development Southern Africa.
• Uumene, S, Stoffberg, M, & Kandjinga, L. (2021). Inclusive urban campus development: A case study for Okahandja, Namibia. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research 9(4): 231-250.

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