Fentanesh Haile Buruso

Personal Details

• Name:  Fentanesh Haile Buruso
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Sex:  Female
• Nationality: Ethiopian
• Email:   fentah2007@yahoo.com

Education

• MSc in Geo- Information System from Bahir Dar University,02, Jul 2014
•  MA in Geography & Environmental Studies (Urban and Regional Planning stream) from Addis Ababa University, July 2009
• BA in Geography & Environmental Studies from Bahir Dar University, 11, Jul 2006
•  PhD candidate in Environmental Management at UNISA
  

 Other Trainings/Skills

• Certificate in Digital Atlas Workshop Training, 2012
• Certificate in Research methodology, 2012
• Certificate of Attendance on Joint Doctoral Summer School by VLIR-UOS project,  2019

Work Experience

• Instructor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at Bahir Dar University since Jul, 2006 to now.
• I offer courses on urbanization and Urban Development, Biogeography, Cartography, Map Reading, The Geography of Transport and Development, Fundamentals of GIS and Advanced GIS. Besides teaching, I also participate in the university’s research activities and Community service.
• Ethiopian Universities Teachers Association Bahir Dar Zone (Management committee member)
• I have served as Social Sciences Faculty Community Service Coordinator for 2 years.

 Publications

1. Fentanesh H. Buruso ,(2017) .Habitat suitability analysis for hippopotamus (H. amphibious) using GIS and remote sensing in Lake Tana and its environs, Ethiopia. Environmental Systems Research (2017) 6:6
2. Abate Shiferaw, Mesfin Anteneh and Fentanesh Haile (2015).Monitoring Land use Land Cover Changes Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Mizewa Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, The Ethiopian Journal of Social Science. Vol 1(2)
3. Fesseha Hailu and Fentanesh Haile (June, 2014), A comparative study of pedestrian knowledge, attitudes and practices of walkway utilization among major cities (Bahir Dar, Gondor and Dessie) in Amhara Region: Accepted for publication by The Ethiopian Journal of Social Science