Prof. Llewellyn Nikash Leonard

Llewellyn Nikash Leonard is a Professor at the University of South Africa, Department of Environmental Sciences. He obtained his Ph.D. (Human Geography) in 2009 from King's College, University of London, School of Social Science and Public Policy. He was previously a research fellow at Middlesex University, London before joining the University of Johannesburg as a research fellow at the South African Research Chair for Social Change. He has also held the position of Head of the Department of Tourism at the same institution and was also Vice Dean of Research at the College of Business and Economics. He is currently chair of the Center of Excellence (Adaptation and Resilience) at the University of South Africa, which he helped to establish in 2021. His research interests include environmental justice, human rights and ecological justice, risk communication, urban risks, climate adaptation, democracy and governance, civil society-state-industry relations, and the impacts of industrial risks and tourism/conservation. He is a member of the South African Geographical Society, the International Association for Impact Assessments, and the Rotary Society (New Dawn), South Africa.