Within the Faculty of Science, the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science is characterised by an integrated approach to the study of human-environment relations. The Environmental Evaluation Unit and the Disaster Mitigation for Sustained Livelihoods Project (DIMP) are associated with the department and operate from the Shell Environmental and Geographical Science building. The staff of these units consult on a wide range of practical environmental issues and problems, and also contribute to the teaching and research activiti