Professor Dr. Margareta Espling

Biography

Margareta Espling is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Gothenburg. Her research expertise includes Development Geography, Gendered Access Control, and Agricultural Development, focusing particularly on the experiences of small-scale farmers and community-based land tenure models in Mozambique and Rwanda. She emphasizes the socio-economic impacts of land reforms and has contributed to various conferences and publications on topics such as gender roles in agricultural extension and urban flood resilience. Her work showcases the dynamic interactions between gender, land access, and agricultural policies in multiple national contexts. Espling's publications frequently analyze how community-based approaches to land tenure reform can offer solutions to challenges faced by vulnerable populations in sub-Saharan Africa. With a solid academic background and numerous presentations at international conferences, she remains actively involved in scholarly contributions to the field.

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