Professor
Turlington Hall 3135
(352)294-7503
bchild@geog.ufl.edu
ORCID ID: 0000-002-0532-2127
Focus Areas
- Focus Area 5: Catastrophes, Conservation, and Conflict
- Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change
Areas of Specialization
- Protected Area management
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Africa
Educational Background
- D. Phil. in Ecology/Economics of Wildlife/Livestock in Savannas, Oxford University, 1988
- Rhodes Scholar, 1984
- B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, University of Zimbabwe, 1983
Recent Courses
- GEO 3930 The Political Economy of Conservation in Africa
- GEO 6938 The Political Economy of Conservation in Africa
- GEO 3930 Management of Protected Areas in Africa and the Americas
- GEO 6938 Community Forest Management
Current Graduate Students
Master’s
PhD
Recent Graduate Students
Recent Publications
Research Papers
Merz, L., Pienaar, E. F., Fik, T., Muyengwa, S., & Child, B. (2023). Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife. Conservation Science and Practice, 5(2), e12879.
Chidakel, A., & Child, B. (2022). Convergence and divergence in the economic performance of wildlife tourism within multi-reserve landscapes. Land Use Policy, 120, 106252.
Mavah, G., Child, B., & Swisher, M. E. (2022). Empty laws and empty forests: Reconsidering rights and governance for sustainable wildlife management in the Republic of the Congo. African Journal of Ecology, 60(2), 212-221.
Herrero, H.V., Southworth, J., Bunting, E., and B. Child. 2017. Using Repeat Photography to Observe Vegetation Change Over Time in Gorongosa National Park. African Studies Quarterly, 17(2). 65-82.
Child, B. and Jones, B. 2006. Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa, Participatory Learning and Action 55: 6-12.
Jones, B., Mulolani, D. and Child, B. 2006. Community conservation and participatory policy processes in southern Africa, Participatory Learning and Action 55: 13-19.
Child, B. 2006. Revenue distribution for empowerment and democratization, Participatory Learning and Action 55: 20-29.
Child, B. and Weaver, C. 2006. Marketing hunting and joint ventures in community areas, Participatory Learning and Action 55: 37-44.
Books and Book Chapters
Child, B., and D. Clayton. 2004. The Luangwa Experiment in Zambia. In Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work. Towards More Effective Conservation and Development, ed. T. McShane and P. Wells, 256-289. New York: Columbia University Press.
Child, B. 2004. The Luangwa Integrated Rural Development Project, Zambia. In Rights,Resources and Rural Development: Community-based Natural Resource Management inSouthern Africa, ed. C. Fabricius and E. Koch, with H. Magome and S. Turner, 235-247. London: Earthscan.
Child, B. 2004. Parks in Transition. Biodiversity, Development and the Bottom Line. In Parks In Transition: Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, ed. B. Child, Earthscan.
Child, B. 2004. Innovations in Park Management. In Parks In Transition: Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, ed. B. Child, Earthscan.
Child, B. 2004. Park Agencies, Performance and Society in Southern Africa. In Parks In Transition: Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, ed. B. Child, Earthscan.
Child, B. 2004. Introduction. In Parks In Transition: Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, Earthscan.
Bond, I., B. Child, D. de la Harpe, B. Jones, J. Barnes, and H. Anderson. 2004. Private Land Contribution to Conservation in Southern Africa. In Parks in Transition. Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, ed. B. Child, 29-62. London: Earthscan.
De la Harpe, D., P. Fearnhead, G. Hughes, R. Davies, A. Spencely, J. Barnes, J. Cooper, and B. Child. 2004. Does ‘Commecialization’ of Protected Areas Threaten Their Conservation Goals. In Parks in Transition. Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line, ed. B. Child, 189-216. London: Earthscan.
Reports and Proceedings
Child, B. 2004. Building the CAMPFIRE Programme. Helping Villagers Protect African Wildlife. PERC Report, June, 3-6.
Child, B. 2003. CBNRM Best Practices: Enterprises and Economic Empowerment, Sharing Best Practices for the Future, Proceedings of the Regional Community-Based Natural Resource Management Conference, Windhoek, Namibia, 4-7 March 2003.
Child, B. 2003. Investing in Conservation: Public, Private and Community Collaboration for Development, Proceedings Transfrontier Futures Dialogues, Summit of the African Union, ed. B. Child, 7-8 July, Maputo.
Child, B. 2003. Keynote Best Practices: Enterprise and Economic Empowerment, Sharing Best Practices for the Future, Proceedings of the Regional Community-Based Natural Resource Management Conference, Windhoek, Namibia, 4-7 March 2003: 168-180.