Staff Profiles

MMus (Music Education): University of Pretoria 

BMus Hons (Music Education): University of Pretoria 

B A Hons (Culture & Media Studies): University of Pretoria 

BA Music :University of Pretoria 

Music Education 

Music and Movement 

Early childhood music 

Music Education 

Early childhood music

Music and Movement 

Music and Culture 

PhD: (2019) Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences (Michigan State University, Michigan, USA) 

MA: (2014) Geography (Binghamton University, New York, USA)

PGDE: (2012) (University of Botswana)

BA: (2011) Environmental Science (University of Botswana)

I am a health and medical geographer who uses GIS and spatial epidemiological techniques in population and medical geography that enhance the complex interplay between disease, population and the environment. I also explore new theoretical perspectives to investigate how environmental change and uncertainties are understood and experienced by individuals and communities, across scales from the household to the nation. I am also an Associate Editor (Geospatial ) for African Geographical Review (AGR), journal of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rafg20

Medical Geography

Population Geography

Quantitative Methods

Medical Geography

ENS 362 Environment and Diseases

ENS 363 Health Care Geography

Population Geography 

ENS 260 Environment and Pop Dynamics

ENS 360 Concepts & Principles in Pop Geo

ENS 361 Techniques in Pop Geo

ENS 461 Advanced Techniques in Pop Geo

Quantitative Methods

ENS 112/141

ENS 142

Graduate Classes

ENS 638 Pop, Environment & Development

ENS 633 Sustainable Cities

HIV/AIDS, Antiretroviral therapies adherence,

Spatial Epidemiology, Geographic Information System (GIS),

Health Services Research, PMTCT, COVID-19, Hypertension, Obesity.

The built environment

HIV and NCDs

Urban and rural Health

Population Dynamics

GIS methods in Environmental Conservation

1.Magidi, J., Bangira, T., Kelepile, M., & Shoko, M. (2024). Land use and land cover changes in Notwane watershed, Botswana, using extreme gradient boost (XGBoost) machine learning algorithm. African Geographical Review, 1–21.

2.Mosekiemang, T., Ngxangxa, S., & Kelepile, M. (2024). A facile lyophilisation-based sample preparation approach for the determination of selected wastewater-borne antiretroviral drugs and metabolites by SFC-MS/MS. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 17(9), 105924.

3.Towongo, M. F., & Kelepile, M. (2024). Prevalence, distribution and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Uganda: evidence from UDHS 2016. Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 9(1), 32.

4. Sebobi, T. I., Kelepile, M., Garekae, H., & Mosekiemang, T. T. (2024). Household Water Access and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services in Rural Botswana, a Case of Molepolole Village. Sanitation, 8(1), 24-24.

5. Nawa, M., Toteng, E. N., Kelepile, M., & Maripe, K. (2024). Risk Analysis of Flood Impacts on Community Vulnerability and Livelihoods among Residents of Gweta, Central District, Botswana. 

PhD.| Spatial Sciences: Metropolitan Transport Planning (Curtin University, Australia)

MSc.| Geospatial Science (Curtin University, Australia)

M.A. (Prof) | Planning Policy and Strategy (University of Botswana)

BSc.| Urban and Regional Planning (University of Botswana)

Dr. Keone Kelobonye is a Senior Lecturer of GIS, Urban & Transportation Planning at University of Botswana (UB), and is currently the acting Head of the Department of Architecture and Planning. He is a certified Urban and Transport Planner and researcher, registered with the Department of Town and Country Planning in Botswana. His professional memberships also include the Pula Institute of Town Planners (BW) and the American Association of Geographers (USA). Dr Kelobonye holds BSc and MA Prof. degrees in Urban & Regional Planning from UB, and Master of Science and Doctoral degrees from Curtin University, Australia.

Keone's research interests lie at the nexus of Metropolitan Transportation Planning and Sustainable Urban Development, with some of his recent and current works focusing on transit planning and performance evaluation, spatial equity of accessibility, commuter behaviour analysis, and travel efficiency optimisation using Urban Informatics and Big Data Analytics. Keone is an early career researcher (ECR) with a record of publications in international journals of Transport Planning, Land Use Planning and Geoinformatics. 

Geographic Information Systems

Planning Support Systems

Urban & Regional Economics

Planning for Climate Change

Planning Policy & Administration

Digital Cartography

Spatial Modelling

Transportation research

Geospatial intelligence, urban spatial structure, urban geo-informatics, metropolitan transport planning, transport geography, accessibility, spatial equity, travel efficiency, transport policy, travel behaviour, travel mode choice.

• Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T)
• Commuting patterns, behaviour and mode choice;
• Trip generation, attraction and management;
• Transport infrastructure and facility planning;
• Spatial equity of urban facilities and services;
• Accessibility evaluation and optimisation in metropolitan areas;
• Efficient and sustainable travel through urban design and functionality.

Zhang, B., Dong, Y., Kelobonye, K., Zhou, RZ., & Xu, Z. (2023). Delineating walking catchments of existing and proposed public sports facilities with open-source data: a case study of Nanjing. Applied spatial analysis and policy, 16 (2), 729-749

Kelobonye, K., Zhou, H., Xia, J., & McCarney, G. (2021). Effective density vs. accessibility: Which model to apply in the evaluation and prioritisation of activity centres? Applied Geography, 128, 102390.

Kelobonye, K., Zhou, H., McCarney, G., & Xia, J. (2020). Measuring the accessibility and spatial equity of urban services under competition using the cumulative opportunities measure. Journal of Transport Geography, 85, 102706.

Kelobonye, K., McCarney, G., Xia, J., Swapan, M. S. H., Mao, F., & Zhou, H. (2019). Relative accessibility analysis for key land uses: A spatial equity perspective. Journal of Transport Geography, 75, 82-93.

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