David Goodwin
PhD(Otago), MSc (PEL), BSc (Hons)(UCT), MNZIS, LSZIM, FSIZ
Contact Details
Tel 64 3 479 6540
Email david.goodwin@otago.ac.nz
Profile
David was registered and worked as a cadastral surveyor, then lectured in the Department of Surveying at the University of Zimbabwe for seventeen years, publishing papers in the land tenure, cadastral and surveying education areas. He was a team leader in a research project for Zimbabwe's Land Tenure commission. He was Chairman of the Education subcommittee of the Survey Institute of Zimbabwe and also Publications Chairman, and was Secretary to Zimbabwe's National Committee on Land and Geographic Information Systems. While lecturing, David maintained links with the surveying industry as the partner responsible for cadastral surveys in a firm specializing in GPS surveying. Work included GPS control for SPOT imagery in the Zambezi water project, sun azimuths for film work, and a range of photo-control and cadastral surveys. David's PhD compares persisting land custom between Māori and African tribes. He commenced lecturing at Otago in 2007, was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in 2008, and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.
Teaching
- SURV 201 Survey Methods 1
- SURV 207 Cadastral Surveying 1
- SURV 298 Introductory Field Course (calculator module)
- SURV 302 Geodetic Reference Systems and Network Analysis(field astronomy module)
- SURV 456 Land Tenure 3
Research
- Persisting customary tenure
- Cadastral reform
- Persisting land tenure custom
- Modified Cadastral Survey datasets for New Zealand
- Chris Joseph, PhD, Land Tenure and Human Security during Post-Conflict Development, 2008 -
- Robert Wayumba, PhD, Impact of Customary Land Tenure on the Implementation of Formal Land Tenure Systems, 2009 -
- Benjamin Quaye, PhD, Land Information Deficiencies and the Development of Real Estate Markets in Developing Countries, 2010 -
- Kaiāwhina Māori, second semester, 2010
- Member of the School of Surveying Executive Committee
- Member of the School of Surveying Research Committee
- School of Surveying Library Liaison Officer
- Reviewer for FAO's Land Tenure journal (January 2009 – )
Research Interests
Current Projects
Research Students
Responsibilities
Department Level
Professional Activities
Editorial/Refereeing
Refereed Journal Articles and Conference Papers
Goodwin, D.P. and McKinnon, D (2010) "An Alternative Cadastral Survey Dataset for New Zealand." New Zealand Surveyor (300): 33-42.
Goodwin, D. P. (2005). "Dealing with Priceless Treasure." New Zealand Surveyor (295): 9-17.
Goodwin, D. P. (2005). "Key aspects of community-level tenure conversion for economically blocked land with customary links." FAO Land reform, Land settlement and Cooperatives 2004(1): 120 - 130.
Goodwin, D.P and Strack, M. (2009) Between the Lines: the spirit behind land agreements, Paper presented at the RICS COBRA Research Conference, University of Cape Town, 10-11th September, 2009. pp 1389-1400. ISBN 978-1-84219-519-2. RICS, London
Un-refereed Professional Publications
Goodwin, D.P. (2010). The story of the Mandesho people. Survey Quarterly (62): June 2010. The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors: 12-15.
Goodwin, D. P. (2005). "Once upon a time in Zimbabwe." Survey Quarterly (44): 11-13.
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