Dr Zaakirah Jeeva

	Name	Dr Zaakirah Iqbal Jeeva
	Highest qualification	PhD (North-West University, South Africa)
	Position	Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
	Contact details	Ejeevaz@unisa.ac.za
	Research interests/expertise	Spatial Administrative reform; Social Housing; Spatial Justice
	Current projects	Specializing in the socio-spatial effects of social housing initiatives on the urban fabric of existing neighbourhood

Short biography

Zaakirah Jeeva, graduated from the North-West University as a Town and Regional Planner. She has lectured Regional Planning, Economics and Geography at various tertiary institutions nationally. Zaakirah, has also worked as a researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Khanya-Acidd, North- West University (NWU) and University of Johannesburg (UJ). She is currently a Post-Doctoral fellow at the Thabo Mbeki institution (UNISA) and specializes in the field of spatial administrative reform and dysfunctional municipalities

Dr. Jeeva is passionate about bridging rigorous academic research with practical application to foster more equitable and integrated urban environments in South Africa.

Selected publications

Jeeva, Z.I., Gumbo, T., and Cilliers, E.J. (2023). Considering the transformation of Urban and rural areas from an administrative perspective. In Ayobami Popoola, Hangwelani Magidimisha Chipungu, and Lovemore Chipungu (eds). Handbook of research on managing the urban-rural divide through an inclusive framework. DOI:10.4018/978-1-6684-6258-4.ch001
Jeeva, Z.I., Cilliers, J. and Gumbo, T. (2023) “A review of some of the criteria used in land- demarcation processes”, Town and Regional Planning, 82, pp. 51-60. doi:10.38140/trp.v82i.7116.
Jeeva, Z.I. and Oostuhuizen, W. (2023). Considering the Utilisation of Green Spaces in Potchefstroom, South Africa: A tale of three parks”.“The Thinker”. Vol.97 (4). https://doi.org/10.36615/the_thinker.v97i4.2855.
Jeeva, Z.I. (2024). The perceived scarcity of Town Planning skills in South Africa. In Bryan Christiansen and Angela M. Even (eds). Prioritizing skills development for Student Employability. IGI global.pg 163-189. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3571-0

About

Dr Zaakirah Jeeva

Short biography

Selected publications