Jon Unruh

Title: 
Professor
Jon Unruh
Contact Information
Phone: 
(514) 398-8989
Email address: 
jon.unruh [at] mcgill.ca
Research areas: 
Human geography
International development
Africa
Current research: 

Jon Unruh focuses on war-affected land and property rights. He has conducted research, policy and practice work in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan, Liberia, Somalia, Mozambique, East Timor, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Cambodia, Angola, Cameroon, Turkey, Slovenia, Jordan, Colombia, Peru, Tanzania, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and generally with the UN, World Bank, USAID, DFID, and other bilateral donors and NGOs.

Current projects:

  • War-affected land and property rights in Ukraine
  • War-affected land and property rights in Syria 
  • DDHLP: Digitally designed housing, land, & property rights solutions for conflict-affected environments
  • DDHLP project description
  • Environment and History in the Indian Ocean World
  • McGill - UN Environment Partnership

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Degree(s): 
  • PhD Geography, University of Arizona (1997)
Group: 
Faculty
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