Position : Lecturer
Telephone : 035 902 6131
Email : phinzik(at)unizulu.ac.za
Office :Geography park home, Geography Department, KwaDlangezwa Campus
Biography:
Kwanele Phinzi obtained his PhD in Earth Sciences, specializing in Remote Sensing, from the University of Debrecen in Hungary. He has expertise in applying GIS and Remote Sensing methodologies to address various environmental challenges, with a solid track record of publications in these areas. In March 2023, he joined the University of Zululand as a lecturer. Currently, he teaches undergraduate modules in Physical Geography and supervises postgraduate students.
BSc Hons (UKZN), MSc Environ. Sciences (UKZN), PhD Earth Sciences (University of Debrecen, Hungary)
Research interests:
I’m particularly interested in the use of geospatial technologies such as the Geographic Information System (GIS), and Remote Sensing to solve various environmental challenges.
Research Databases / Publications
- Book chapters
Mazeka, B., Phinzi, K., & Sutherland, C. (2021). Monitoring Changing Land Use-Land Cover Change to Reflect the Impact of Urbanisation on Environmental Assets in Durban, South Africa. In M. Addaney & P. Cobbinah (Ed.), Sustainable Urban Futures in Africa, pp. 132-158. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181484-7
- Peer-reviewed journal articles
Phinzi, K., Ngetar, N. S., Pham, Q. B., Chakilu, G. G., & Szabó, S. (2023). Understanding the role of training sample size in the uncertainty of high-resolution LULC mapping using random forest. Earth Science Informatics, 16(4), 3667-3677.
Ebhuoma, O., Gebreslasie, M., Ngetar, N. S., Phinzi, K., & Bhattacharjee, S. (2022). Soil erosion vulnerability mapping in selected rural communities of uThukela Catchment, South Africa, using the analytic hierarchy process. Earth Systems and Environment, 6(4), 851-864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00308-y
Chakilu, G. G., Sándor, S., Zoltán, T., & Phinzi, K. (2022). Climate change and the response of streamflow of watersheds under the high emission scenario in Lake Tana sub-basin, upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 42, 101175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101175
Phinzi, K., Ngetar, N. S., & Ebhuoma, O. (2021). Soil erosion risk assessment in the Umzintlava catchment (T32E), Eastern Cape, South Africa, using RUSLE and random forest algorithm. South African Geographical Journal, 103(2), 139-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2020.1716838
Phinzi, K., Abriha, D., & Szabó, S. (2021). Classification efficacy using k-fold cross-validation and bootstrapping resampling techniques on the example of mapping complex gully systems. Remote Sensing, 13(15), 2980. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13152980