Mulatu Wubneh, Professor
Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment
Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences
Brewster Bldg. A213 , East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858
Ph (252) 328-1272; Fax (252) 737-1527 ; E-mail: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
Research: Planning and development, urban and regional planning, impact analysis, capacity building.
Teaching: Urban and regional planning, comprehensive planning, quantitative methods in planning,
housing, transportation planning, land use, planning practicum (senior project).
Academic Background
Ph.D. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, Urban and Regional Planning, 1976.
M.U.R.P. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, Urban and Regional Planning, 1974
M.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, Economic Geography, 1972
B.A. Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Geography, 1968
WORK EXPERIENCE
International Organizations
Fulbright 2012 – 2013 Scholar. Taught classes at Addis Ababa University, conducted research and
served as guest speaker at various universities and government agencies.
Adjunct Faculty, Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), Washington, D.C. 2001 – 2004.
Participated in several regional seminars in Africa on security, economic development and emergency
management.
Program Officer, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)/World Bank. Harare, Zimbabwe.
Responsible for projects in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria (January 1996 - August 1997).
Consultant, World Bank, National Capacity Assessment; Project Design, 1994; Africa and the World
Bank Project 1994, 1995
Consultant, UNDP, Regional Planning Policy, National Planning Data Base System for Ethiopia, 1990.
Academic Positions:
Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, June 2007 to 2009
Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic and Community Development (Interim), East Carolina
University, July 2006 – July 2007
Chairman, Department of Planning, (1994 – 2005); Coordinator of Planning Program (1985-1994.
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CONSULTANT, EDITORSHIP AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Consultant
Africa Center for Strategic Studies, 2000 – 2004
USAID, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) Kenya, Mid-Term Review, 1999
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF – World Bank) , Capacity Assessment Project, Ethiopia,
1995.
World Bank, African Capacity Building Foundation, 1994. 1999; Africa and the World Bank, 1994,
1995
UNDP, Regional Planning Policy in Ethiopia, 1990.
City of Greenville, Economic Base Analysis of the City of Greenville, 1982.
Editorship
Guest Editor. Journal of Ethiopian Studies, Special issue on urbanization in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
University, Vol. XLI, Nos. 1-2, 2008.
Associate Editor, Journal of Global Awareness, College of Business and Public Affairs, Old Dominion
University
Book Review Editor, African Urban Quarterly.
Co-Editor, UPDATE, Newsletter of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
Co-Editor, SPAN Review, East Carolina University.
Reviewing Manuscripts
National Science Foundation
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Journal of the American Planning Association
African Studies Review
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Refereed Articles [Partial List]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Africa’s Diplomatic Capital. Cities. (Forthcoming)
Diversity and Minority Faculty Perception of Institutional Climate of Planning Schools – Results from
the Climate Survey. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 31, No.3, Fall 2011
The Impact of Manufactured Housing on Residential Property Values: A GIS Based Approach. Review
of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Vol. 16 (No. 1), 2004, 56-73.
Forging Ahead and Lagging Behind: Convergence and Economic Development in North Carolina.
Carolina Planning, 29 (2), 2004, 3-26.
Building Capacity in Africa: The Effect of Institutional, Policy and Resource Factors on Capacity
Building in Africa. African Development Review, 15 (2/3), 2003, 165-198.
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Discontinuous Development, Ethnic Collective Movements and Regional Planning in Ethiopia. Regional
Development Dialogue, 15 (1), 1994, 119-144.
Dependent Development and Foreign Technical Assistance: A Case Study of Plant Location in Ethiopia.
Northeast African Studies, 13 (12&13), 1991, 19-36.
State Control and Manufacturing Labor Productivity in Ethiopia. Journal of Developing Areas, 24 (3),
1990, 311-326.
Population Distribution and Urbanization in the Horn of Africa: An Analysis of Colonialism and
Government Policy. Regional Development Dialogue, 1988, 129-154.
A Multivariate Analysis of the Socioeconomic Characteristics of Urban Areas in Ethiopia. African
Urban Quarterly, 2 (4), 1987, 425-433.
City Size Distribution and Urban Development in Ethiopia. African Urban Studies, 8, 1980, 37-53.
Ethiopia and the World Bank, 1950-1990. XV International Conference of Ethiopian Studies,
Harrassowitz Verlag Wiesbaden, 1078-1088.
Book
Wubneh, M. & Yohannis, A. (1988). Ethiopia: Transition and Development in the Horn of Africa,
Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Wubneh, M. (1983). Spatial Analysis of Urban-Industrial Development in Ethiopia, Syracuse, New
York: Syracuse University.
Book Chapters
Beyond the University. In Henry C. Ferrell (Ed.) Promises Kept: East Carolina University, 1980-2007,
(pp. 340-367). Greenville: East Carolina University, 2007.
Manufacturing Productivity in Ethiopia, 1960-88. In Birhanu Abegaz (Ed.) Essays on Ethiopian
Economic Development, (pp. 255-297). New York: Avebury, 1994.
Growth and Structure of the Ethiopian Economy. In Thomas P. Ofcansky (Ed.) Ethiopia: A Country
Study, (pp. 145-204). Washington, DC: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
Europe 1992 and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa. In William Zartman (Ed.) Europe and Africa:
The New Phase, (pp. 95-119). Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 1993.
Development Strategy and Growth of the Ethiopian Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Pre-and Postrevolutionary Periods. In Marina Ottaway (Ed.) the Political Economy of Ethiopia, (pp. 197-219). New
York: Praeger, 1990.
Articles in Books of Readings/Encyclopedia [Partial List]
“Moyale”. In Sieberg Uhlig (Ed.) Encyclopedia Aethiopica, (pp. 911). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag,
2007.
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“Mega”. In Sieberg Uhlig (Ed.) Encyclopedia Aethiopica, (pp. 1037). Wiesbaden, Germany:
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007.
Ethiopia. In C. Neal Tate (Ed.) Governments of the World, (pp. 48-50). New York: Thomson/Gale,
2006.
“Ganata Iyasus”. In Sieberg Uhlig (Ed.) Encyclopedia Aethiopica, (pp. 690-691). Wiesbaden, Germany:
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005.
Presentation of Papers [Partial List]
Planning and the Citizen - Public Lecture at four major Universities - Gondar, Bahir Dar, Mekele and
Civil Service College. Fulbright Scholar Public Lectures Series. 2011-12.
Promoting Diversity in Planning Schools - Some Institutional and Critical Issues. Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning. 50th Anniversary Conference, Crystal City VA, October 2009.
Ethiopia and the World Bank, 1950-1990. XV International Conference of Ethiopian Studies , 2006.
Discontinuous Development and Ethnic collective Movements in Ethiopia. International Conference of
Ethiopian Studies, East Lansing, Michigan, 1994.
Development Strategy and Growth of the Ethiopian Economy. Johns Hopkins University, School of
Advanced International Studies (SAIS), April 1988.
Dependent Development and Foreign Technical Assistance: A Case Study of Plant Location in Ethiopia.
African Studies Association, November l987.
Urbanization and the Dependency Pattern in Africa. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
November l986.
Urban Growth and the Absorptive Capacity of Cities in Ethiopia. African Studies Association,
November l985.
Growth and Curricula Characteristics of Undergraduate Planning Programs in the USA. Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning, November l985 (with Wes Hankins).
Research Grants [Partial List]
2011-2012 - Fulbright Scholar Grant for research and teaching.
2008 - 09 - "Climate survey: Diversity and Minority Faculty Perception of Institutional Climate of
Planning Schools” Governing Board of ACSP and ECU, October 2009 ($6,000).
2007 - "NC STEP Project - Small Town Economic Development Program," North Carolina Rural
Economic Development Center, ( $111,100).
2001 - "Commuter Rail and Highway Improvements to Increase Trips between Wayne," Korschun Inc. (
$15,036)
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2000 - Wubneh, M. & Shen Guoqiang, S "The Impact of Manufactured Housing on Residential Property
Values: A GIS Based Approach," Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, ( $11,000).
Research Reports [partial list]
"Climate survey: Diversity and minority Faculty Perception of Institutional Climate of Planning
Schools” A report to the Governing Board of ACSP), October 2009.
"Highway 17 Association and its Impact on the Economy of Eastern North Carolina" (2007) .
"Assessment Tools for Disaster Managers", International Resource Group (IRG), 2005
"The Impact of Manufactured Housing on Residential Property Values: A GIS Based Approach" With
Guoqiang, Shen (2001) .
"The Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) Mid-Term Review" (1998) , USAID and ACBF.
"Capacity Building Action Program: Component Document for a Center for Economic Policy Analysis
and Research (CEPAR) in Ethiopia" ACBF – World Bank (1995) .
"Ethiopia and the World Bank" (1995) , ACGF - World Bank
"A Guide to Undergraduate Education in Urban and Regional planning" Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning, with Wes Hankins (1991) .
"Regional Planning in Ethiopia: Issues and Problems" Government of Ethiopia, Office of National
Committee for Central Planning (ONCCP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), TOKTEN
Project, 1990 .
"An Economic Base Analysis of the City of Greenville," City of Greenville (1982) .
Research Projects (in progress)
Urban revitalization, housing, and the impact of relocation on households
A Historical Statistics of the socioeconomic characteristics of Ethiopian cities and regions
Ethic-Sudan boundary demarcation
SERVICE
Service to the University - Member [Partial List]
2006/2007 to Present: BA in African and African American Studies (AAAS): Member of an advisory
board overseeing the BA in African and African American Studies program.
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1996/1997 to present: Multidisciplinary Committee: The committee oversees the University-wide
BA/BS Multidisciplinary Degree Programs
2009- 2010: Chancellor’s Representative to Census 2010 Complete Count Committee.
2009: Director of Institutional Research Search committee.
2007- 2010: Chancellor’s Community Advisory Committee: Member of a committee that interacts with
the chancellor and a community advisory committee to establish good working relationship with the
University.
2007-2008: Associate Vice Chancellor for International Studies Search Committee: To select a qualified
candidate and recommend to the V/C for Academic Affairs.
2007-2008: Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations Search Committee: To select a qualified
candidate and recommend to the V/C for Finance and Administration
1990: Faculty Advisory Council, Center for International Studies
1989, 1990, 1994: University Scholars Awards Committee
Service to the Profession [partial]
Board of Directors: Substantial Involvement
2001-2003: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Governing Board Member, Southeast
Representative, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) (National).
2011 – Present: ACSP’s Diversity Task Force Member.
Member: Committee/Task Force
2012: Member. Accreditation of Planning Program of Alabama A&M University
2011: Member. Accreditation of Planning Program, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
2007-2008: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Member Secretary. Planners of Color
Interest Group (POICG). ACSP 2007-2008..
2007: Member. Accreditation of Planning Program at Missouri State University
2007: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Member, Strategic Planning Taskforce for ACSP.,
2001-2003: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Member, Global Perspective Committee,
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. 2001-2003.
Reviewer - Article / Manuscript and Grant Proposals
2007: Sustainability: A Global Urban Context [edited book], Reviewed a manuscript entitled
'Residential Marginality: Erasure and Intractability in Addis Ababa' for an edited book on
Sustainability., East Lansing, Michigan
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2007: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Evaluated doctoral applications for research
fund submitted to the Office of University Partnerships of HUD., Washington D.C, District of
Columbia).
Reviewer - External Tenure
2009 - Addis Ababa University, Department of Geography. Served as external reviewer of a faculty
member being considered for promotion.
2008 - Addis Ababa University, Institute of Development Studies. Served as external reviewer of a
faculty being considered for promotion.
2007 - University of Science - Malaysia, Served as external reviewer of a planning professor being
considered for tenure and promotion, Palau Pinang, Malaysia.
Service to the Community [partial]
Chair of a Committee
2007-2911 City of Greenville. Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judiciary body
that decides on matters of special use permit, variance and interpretation of local ordinance.
Member of a Committee
2004: City of Greenville Comprehensive Planning Revision Committee.,
2002: City of Greenville Comprehensive Planning Revision Committee
1988-1994: City of Greenville Board of Adjustment. Member.
Professional Membership
American Planning Association (APA)
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)
African Studies Association
Honors and Awards
Fulbright Scholar 2012-13
Member of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
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