Dr. Grenville Barnes joined the faculty of the University of Florida in 1993. Previously, he was on an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University. His specialties within Geomatics include Cadastral Systems, Land Tenure, and Land Administration. At present, Barney is a Professor of Geomatics in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and is also an affiliate faculty member in the Center for African Studies, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE). He is also a core faculty member in the new interdisciplinary Masters of Sustainable Development Practice (MDP) Program. Barney has extensive research, teaching, and consulting experience in South and Central America, the Caribbean, Southern Africa and in countries such as Albania and Moldova. His research addresses the role of land tenure and property rights in poverty alleviation and in promoting sustainable development.
