Marafa, Lawal Mohammed（马路华） MSc (Moscow); PgD (UK); PhD (CUHK)



Professor (by Courtesy), School of Hotel and Tourism Management
Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management
ContactSchool of Hotel and Tourism Management

Department of Geography and Resource Management
2/F, Wong Foo Yuan Building, CUHK
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

+852 3943 6471

lmmarafa@cuhk.edu.hk


BiographyProf. Lawal Marafa teaches in the Department of Geography and Resource Management and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research and teaching interests cover tourism policy, tourism and environment, ecotourism, natural resource management, sustainable development, leisure, and recreation planning and management. He has participated and conducted research on landscapes, soundscapes, ecotourism, and climate smart agriculture, and has published work in a number of journals and edited volumes.
Teaching AreasPhysical Geography
Natural Resources Management
Tourism and Recreation
Research InterestsSoils and Environment
Natural Resources Management
Ecotourism and Natural Heritage
Tourism and Environment
Academic/Professional ServicesDirector, Master of Social Science in Sustainable Tourism (MSSST), Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
Member, International Ecotourism Society
Member, National Geographic Sustainable Tourism Action Group
Member, Board of Directors, World Leisure Organization
Senior Fellow, World Leisure Academy
Member of the Hong Kong A-Level Geography Room Project, a Web-based resource for Hong Kong A-Level teachers and students
Member, New York Academy of Sciences November, 1999
Member, Washington based World Bank Vetiver Information Network, Agriculture Division, World Bank, Washington D. C.
Associate Member, Institution of Agricultural, Engineers, Silsoe, U.K, 1990
Chairman, Parent Teacher’s Association, Phoenix International School, Hong Kong