Ivan J. Townshend, C.E.T., B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 
 Associate Professor  and Chair

 Department of Geography
 University of Lethbridge
 4401 University Drive
 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, T1K 3M4


Office: University Hall C858
Tel: (403) 329-2226
Fax:(403) 329-2016
Email: towni0@uleth.ca


 
 


Biography


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Research Interests


Publications


Conferences


Professional Affiliations


 

Biography

Born in Durban, South Africa, in the beautiful province of Natal.  Emigrated to Canada in 1977. Worked for about eight years as an electrical engineering technologist with a number of firms in Edmonton and Calgary. Attended the University of Calgary from 1986 to 1996, completing a B.A. in Urban Studies, an M.A. in Resources and Environment, and a Ph.D. in Urban Geography. Part of the PhD degree was spent in residence at the University of Wales, Swansea. Have taught at the University of Lethbridge since 1996. I’m a proud dad of four awesome kids :-).


 

Courses


 

Research
         Interests
  • community impacts of TSEs / BSE
  • privatization of space / gated communities
  • geography of economic change on Indian Reserves in Canada
  • social change in urban Canada
  • urban social segregation and the measurement of segregation

Download a free copy of SEGCALC, a stand-alone PC program for computing multiple segregation measures at the same time (developed by Stavros Konstantinidis and Ivan Townshend). You will also need the SEGCALC readme file.

  • geography of the life course
  • the urban elderly
  • urban community associations 
  • ethnic communities
  • retirement housing and retirement communities
  • the "structure" of community
  • the role of community structure and residential segregation on psychological well-being
  • quantitative methods in human and physical geography
  • intra-urban social geography
  • urban systems
  • population health and land use issues


 

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Professional 
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