Ayobami Abayomi Popoola is a trained Geographer and now an Urban and Regional Planner with a lifelong interest in Human Wellbeing and Livelihood. His interest is how planning and plans shape human livelihood and wellbeing. This He displayed in His PhD. research in the Department of Town and Regional Planning,University of KwaZulu-Natal UKZN where He studied Rural Physical Development and how it impacts household livelihood. This study explains rural household wellbeing from the tripod of rural governance, infrastructure, and planning. He is presently a researcher with the SARChI Chair for Inclusive Cities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is the author of eleven Chapters in highly-rated books published by reputable international publishers and over eighteen peer-reviewed international and local journal articles. Most of these publications are in the area of rural, city, land-use planning, food security, climate change, environmental and sustainable planning and management, human livelihood, and wellbeing. Dr. Popoola is currently a team in the SARChI Chair for Inclusive Cities project located in the Department of Town and Regional Planning, School of Built Environment and Development Studies, UKZN. The research chair is funded by NRF, South African Cities Network, and others.
