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Email:
martinevdwalt@rcc.lmu.de
Martiné van der Walt studied environmental science at the University of Pretoria, where she also explored the selection of native plants to improve urban ecosystem functions in Tshwane, culminating in a research-based master's degree in landscape architecture. She also pursued an education qualification and taught at a high school (secondary school). Thereafter, she spent many years working in the tertiary sector as a lecturer. Her academic journey reflects a growing interest in ecology, sustainable development, and environmental education—an interest she now aims to deepen through the environmental humanities/Anthropogeography.
Dissertation project: Reimagining Public Spaces: Integrating Urban Ecology and Environmental Education for Sustainable Paratransit Stops in South Africa
Selected Publications:
- with Jacques M. Berner and Christina A. Breed. “The vitality of native grassland plants in current urban climatic conditions in Gauteng, South Africa.” Ecological Indicators 158 (2024): 111332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111332.