Walther Manshard#
| Membership Number: | 527 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://archive.unu.edu/history/manshard.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- Emeritus Professor of Geograṗhy at the University of Freiburg, Germany
- 1976-1984 Secretary General of the International Geographical Union
- 1975-1980 Vice-Rector of the United Nations University
- 1970-1973 Director of UNESCO's Environmental Programme
Fields of Scholarship
- Urban and rural land use
- Land and resource use of the tropics (especially Africa)
- Tropical agriculture
Honours and Awards
- Member of the International Geographical Union
- Member of Academia Europaea
