Torben Birch-Thomsen

Torben Birch-Thomsen

Associate Professor

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    ORCID: 0000-0002-4164-2486

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    1. 2023
    2. Published

      Domestic practices for accessing water and rural-urban transformations: example of emerging urban centres in Tanzania

      Kironyi, L. L., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2023, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 39, 5, p. 869-894

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    3. 2022
    4. Published

      A Narrative Report of a pilot study in rural Mbulu Town and Itigi Councils, Tanzania: The Role of Rural-Urban Linkages for Enhanced Climate Resilience (RUL4CLI)

      Mwema, S. D., Thabit, O., Innocent, R., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Yanda, P., Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Busck, Anne Gravsholt, Pauline, N., Moshy, V. & Mwaipopo, R., 2022, University of Copenhagen. 55 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

    5. Published

      The Intensification of Shifting Cultivation in Tanzania: Effects on Soil and Vegetation

      Kilawe, C. J., Mohamed Maliondo, S., Bruun, Thilde Bech, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Silayo, D. S. A. & Mertz, Ole, 2022, Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development: Experiences and Case Studies. Rukhsana & Alam, A. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 21-42 22 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    6. Published

      The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania: Proceeding from the Launching of Capacity Building Project ‘The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania (RUL4CLI)’ - May 10th 2022, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2022, 20 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    7. 2021
    8. Published

      Between Village and Town: Small-Town Urbanism in Sub-Saharan Africa

      Agergaard, Jytte, Kirkegaard, S. H. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 3, 21 p., 1417.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    9. Published

      Improved Livelihoods on Less Land: The Case of Ilambilole and Ikuwala Villages in Iringa Region, 1996–2017

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Friis-Hansen, E., 2021, Prosperity in Rural Africa?: Insights into Wealth, Assets, and Poverty from Longitudinal Studies in Tanzania. Brockington, D. & Noe, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 315-338 23 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    10. Published

      Proceedings of the Policy Workshop Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania: Held on 03rd & 04th June 2021 at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Edward Moringe Campus, Morogoro, Tanzania

      Lazaro, E. (ed.), Makindara, J. (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2021, RUT Secretariat. 61 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    11. 2020
    12. Published

      Bridging the rural-urban dichotomy in land use science

      van Vliet, J., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Gallardo, M., Hemerijckx, L., Hersperger, A. M., Li, M., Tumwesigye, S., Twongyirwe, D. & van Rompaey, A., 6 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Land Use Science. 15, 5, p. 585-591 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    13. Published

      Domestic Water Governance Structures and Access Practices in Support of Rural-Urban Transformation within Emerging Urban Centres in Tanzania: Brochure No. 03

      Kironyi, L. L., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

      Research output: Other contribution › Communication

    14. Published

      Rural-Urban Transformation, Land use Changes, Land Governance Structures and Practices in Emerging Urban Centres, Tanzania: Brochure No. 01

      Kironyi, L. L., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

      Research output: Other contribution › Communication

    15. Published

      Solid Waste Management Structures and Practices in Emerging Urban Centres, Tanzania: Brochure No. 02

      Kironyi, L. L., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

      Research output: Other contribution › Communication

    16. Published

      Critical Services for People: Governance Challenges of Emerging Urban Centers during Rural-urban Transformation

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte & Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, 2020, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 2).

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

    17. Published

      Governance In-between: The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in Supporting Rural Transformation

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte & Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, 2020, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 1).

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

    18. Published

      Opportunities in Emerging Urban Centres: Market Development, Business Networks and Employment Creation

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte & Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, 2020, 1 ed. Frederiksberg: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 3).

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

    19. 2019
    20. Published

      Multi‑activity, Multi‑locality and Small‑Town Development in Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania

      Steel, G., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Cottyn, I., Lazaro, E., Mainet, H., Mishili, F. & van Lindert, P., 2019, In: European Journal of Development Research (EJDR). 31, 1, p. 12-33 22 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    21. Published

      Proceedings of the National Workshop Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania: Rural-Urban Transformation (RUT): Economic Dynamics, Mobility and Governance of Emerging Urban Centers for Poverty Reduction.

      Lazaro, E. (ed.), Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Nyaki, S. A., Kironyi, L. L., Boock, M. K. & Dale, T. W., 2019. 35 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

    22. Published

      Rural Transformation and Changing Rural–Urban Connections in a Dynamic Region in Tanzania: Perspectives on Processes of Inclusive Development

      Ørtenblad, Sinne Borby, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Msese, L., 2019, In: European Journal of Development Research. 31, 1, p. 118-138 21 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    23. Published

      Rural-urban (land) transformation: - emergence of urban centres in Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Agergaard, Jytte, 2019. 27 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    24. Published

      Shifting cultivation in transition - variable impacts on people's livelihoods -two African cases (Zambia and Tanzania): "Social-ecological outcomes of shifting cultivation in transition" - Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme Bern 24-26th 2019

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2019. 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    25. Published

      Urbanisation in Rural Regions: The Emergence of Urban Centres in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2019, In: European Journal of Development Research (EJDR). 31, 1, p. 72-94 22 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    26. 2018
    27. Published

      The effect of shortening fallow length on recovery of plant species richness, composition and growth in shifting cultivation landscapes of Kilosa District, Tanzania

      Kilawe, C. J., Aristaricky Silayo, D. S., Mohamed Maliondo, S., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Mertz, Ole, 2018, In: Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. 87, 2, p. 15-30 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    28. Published

      Transformation of shifting cultivation: Extent, driving forces and impacts on livelihoods in Tanzania

      Kilawe, C. J., Mertz, Ole, Aristaricky Silayo, D. S., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Mohamed Maliondo, S., 2018, In: Applied Geography. 94, p. 84-94 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    29. 2017
    30. Published

      The emergence of urban centres: An exploration of the intertwinement of rural transformation and urbanization in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 30 Jun 2017. 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

    31. Published

      Connecting rural-urban economies? Emerging urban center dynamics in Tanzania

      Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Ørtenblad, Sinne Borby, 2017. 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Communication

    32. Published

      Rural Transformation and the Emergence of Urban Centres in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2017, Copenhagen: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 34 p. (IGN Report, Vol. October 2017).

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

    33. 2016
    34. Published

      Collaborative education across continents: lessons from a partnership on sustainable resource management education

      Sithole, B., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Mertz, Ole, Hill, T., Bruun, Thilde Bech & Thenya, T., 2016, Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa: The geography and power of knowledge under changing conditions. Adriansen, H. K., Madsen, L. M. & Jensen, S. (eds.). London and New York: RoutledgeFalmer, p. 58-82 25 p. (Routledge Studies in African Development).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    35. Published

      Mobile rural youth in northern Ghana: combining near and distant opportunity spaces

      Gough, K. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2016, Young entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Gough, K. & Langevang, T. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, p. 117-131 15 p. 8. (Routledge spaces of childhood and youth series).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    36. Published

      Rural transformations in the context of changing rural-urban connections: The case of Njombe Town, Southern Highlands of Tanzania, and its rural hinterlands

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Ørtenblad, Sinne Borby, Msese, L. & Mishili, F., 2016. 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

    37. Published

      Rural youth in northern Zambia: straddling the rural-urban divide

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2016, Young entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Gough, K. & Langevang, T. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY : Routledge, p. 146-158 13 p. 10. (Routledge spaces of childhood and youth series).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    38. Published

      Rural-Urban Transformation (RUT): Economic dynamics, Mobility and Governance of Emerging Urban Centers for Poverty Reduction: Proceedings of the RUT National Workshop on Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Muhikambele, V., Nindi, S. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2016. 28 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

    39. Published

      The impact of black wattle encroachment of indigenous grasslands on soil carbon, Eastern Cape, South Africa

      Oelofse, M., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Magid, Jakob, de Neergaard, Andreas, van Deventer, R., Bruun, Sander & Hill, T., 2016, In: Biological Invasions. 18, 2, p. 445-456 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    40. Published

      The role of external investors for agricultural transformation and new rural-urban connections: [Project no. 290732: RurbanAfrica - African Rural-City Connections, 2012-2016. - SP1-Cooperation, FP7-SSH-2011-2, Deliverable No. 1.3]

      Brønd, F., Fold, Niels, Bart, F., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Blache, A., Buosi, J., Charlery de la Masselière, B., Kuete, M., Lazaro, E. A., Lukumay, J., Mishili, F. J., Msese, L. R., Thibaud, B. & Ørtenblad, Sinne Borby, 2016, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. 32 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

    41. 2015
    42. Published

      Urban Frontiers and Rural Transformation: Formation of Emerging Urban Centres and Ambiguous Governance in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Agergaard, Jytte, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Jun 2015. 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    43. Published

      Agricultural transformation and socio-economic dynamics in rural areas: [Project no. 290732: RurbanAfrica - African Rural-City Connections, 2012-2016. - SP1-Cooperation, FP7-SSH-2011-2, Deliverable No. 1.2]

      Brønd, F., Fold, N., Azemao, D., Birch-Thomsen, T., Douanla, L., Essah, N., Frempong, R., Hansen, N. T., Kaffo, C., Kelodjoue, S., Kuete, M., Lazaro, E. A., Mbeng, E., Mishili, F. J., Msese, L. R., Nzeket, C., Osei, R. D., Owusu, G., Pasini, J., Tsalefac, M. & 1 others, Yaka, L., 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. 33 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

    44. Published

      Climate related projections on future water resources and human adaptation in the Great Ruaha River Basin in Tanzania: [Policy Brief Climate, Water and Adaptation]

      Liwenga, E., Pauline, N., Tumbo, M., Osima, S., Mpeta, E., Nobert, J., Stendel, M., Stisen, S., Villholth, K. G., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & D'haen, S. A. L., 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p.

      Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

    45. Published

      The role of credit facilities and Investment practices in rural Tanzania: a comparative study of Igowole and Ilula emerging urban centres

      Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2015, In: Journal of Eastern African Studies. 9, 1, p. 55-73 19 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    46. Published

      The sustainability of cassava-based bioethanol production in southern Mali

      Rasmussen, Kjeld, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Bruun, T. B., Egsmose, R. M. R., Elberling, Bo, Fold, Niels, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Togola, I., 2015, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 115, 1, p. 14-26

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    47. 2014
    48. Published

      Growth of emerging urban centers: Opportunity for livelihoods improvement

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., John, M., Magomba, C., Saga, G., Wambura, M., Msese, L., Mushi, D., Lumole, Z., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Fold, Niels, Nov 2014, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p. (RUCROP Policy Briefs; No. 01).

      Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

    49. Published

      Rural-urban linkages and financial services: Opportunity for rural poverty reduction

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., John, M., Mshote, E., Magomba, C., Saga, G., Wambura, M., Msese, L., Mushi, D., Lumole, Z., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Fold, Niels, Nov 2014, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p. (RUCROP Policy Briefs; No. 02).

      Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

    50. Published

      The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Reenberg, A., Aug 2014, Ester Boserup’s legacy on sustainability: orientations for contemporary research. Fischer-Kowalski, M., Reenberg, A., Schaffartzik, A. & Mayer, A. (eds.). New York: Springer, p. 45-60 15 p. (Human - Environment Interactions, Vol. 4).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    51. Published

      Cassava as an energy crop: A case study of the potential for an expansion of cassava cultivation for bioethanol production in Southern Mali

      Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Traoré, O., 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 66, p. 381-390 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    52. 2013
    53. Published

      Brief introduction to the focus of the project - Emerging urban centres (EUC)

      Lazaro, E. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2013, Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop August 20th 2012 Mikumi, Tanzania. p. 1-4 4 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Communication

    54. Published

      Demographic Shifts and ‘Rural’ Urbanization in Tanzania during the 2000s: Presentation at the session 'Urbanization as the New Frontier'

      Agergaard, Jytte, D'haen, S. A. L. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2013.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

    55. Published

      Igowole emerging urban centre

      Makindara, J., Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Kilima, F., Mshote, E. & Msese, L., 2013, Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop August 20th 2012 Mikumi, Tanzania. p. 23-32 10 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    56. Published

      Ilula emerging urban centre

      Kilima, F., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Saga, G. & Mshote, E., 2013, Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop August 20th 2012 Mikumi, Tanzania. p. 15-22 8 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    57. Published

      Is there a continuing rationale for swidden cultivation in the 21st century?

      van Vliet, N., Mertz, Ole, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Schmook, B., 2013, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 41, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    58. Published

      Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop, held on August 20th 2012 at VETA Mikumi, Morogoro, Tanzania

      Lazaro, E. (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2013, Sokoine University of Agriculture. 58 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

    59. Published

      Should I stay or should I go? Rural youth employment in Uganda and Zambia

      Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2013, In: International Development Planning Review. 35, 2, p. 175-201 27 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    60. Published

      Transition of shifting cultivation and its impact on people’s livelihoods in the Miombo Woodlands of Northern Zambia and South-Western Tanzania

      Grogan, K. J., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Lyimo, J., 2013, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 41, 1, p. 77-92 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    61. 2012
    62. Published

      A note on the role of credit facilities and investment practices in Igowole and Ilula emerging urban centres

      Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2012. 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

    63. Published

      Analysis of the potential for sustainable, cassava-based bioethanol production in Mali: Feasibility of renewable energy resources in Mali

      Rasmussen, Kjeld, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Elberling, Bo, Egsmose, R., Fold, Niels, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Togola, I. & Traoré, O., 2012, Technical University of Denmark. 44 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

    64. Published

      Biofuels, land use change and smallholder livelihoods: a case study from Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia

      Hought, J. M., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Petersen, J., de Neergaard, Andreas & Oelofse, M., 2012, In: Applied Geography. 32, p. 525-532 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    65. Published

      Changes in shifting cultivation systems on small Pacific islands

      Mertz, Ole, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Elberling, Bo, Ruzanski, S. G. S. A., Bruun, Thilde Bech, Reenberg, A., Fog, Bjarne, Egsmose, R. M. R. & Breuning-Madsen, H., 2012, In: Geographical Journal. 178, 2, p. 175-187 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    66. Published

      The effect of cassava-based bioethanol production on above-ground carbon stocks: a case study from Southern Mali

      Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard & Traoré, O., 2012, In: Energy Policy. 41, p. 575-583 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    67. Published

      Trends, drivers and impacts of changes in swidden cultivation in tropical forest-agriculture frontiers: a global assessment

      van Vliet, N., Mertz, O., Heinimann, A., Langanke, T., Pascual, U., Schmook, B., Adams, C., Schmidt-Vogt, D., Messerli, P., Leisz, S., Castella, J-C., Jørgensen, L., Birch-Thomsen, T., Hett, C., Bruun, T. B., Ickowitz, A., Chi Vu, K., Yasuyuki, K., Fox, J., Padoch, C. & 2 others, Dressler, W. D. & Ziegler, A. D., 2012, In: Global Environmental Change. 22, 2, p. 418-429 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    68. 2011
    69. Published

      SLUSE – an innovative fieldbased learning and research approach

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Mertz, Ole, de Neergaard, Andreas & Juul, K., 2011, Forskningsbaseret undervisning – realiteter og potentialer: Proceedings fra 10. majkonference i naturvidenskabsdidaktik, København 18-19. maj 2010. Christiansen, F. V., Horst, S., Holm, C. & Laursen, K. B. (eds.). Institut for Naturfagenes Didaktik, Københavns Universitet, p. 141-146 6 p. (IND’s Skriftserie; No. 21/2011).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research

    70. 2010
    71. Published

      Continuity and change: spatiotemporal land use dynamics on Bellona Island, Solomon Islands

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Reenberg, A., Mertz, Ole & Fog, Bjarne, 2010, In: Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 31, 1, p. 27-40

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    72. Published

      SLUSE - an innovative fieldbased learning and research approach

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Mertz, Ole, de Neergaard, Andreas & Juul, K., 2010.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    73. 2008
    74. Published

      Adaptation of human coping strategies in a small island society in the SW Pacific: 50 years of change in the coupled human-environment system of Bellona, Solomon Islands

      Reenberg, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Mertz, Ole, Fog, Bjarne & Christiansen, S., 2008, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 36, 6, p. 807-819

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    75. Published

      Clear the mind of pre-conceived ideas and get your hands dirty! an approach to field-based courses: The SLUSE-southern Africa Experience

      Hill, T., Traynor, C. H., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, de Neergaard, Andreas, Bob, U., Manyatsi, A. M. & Sebego, R. J., 2008, In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 32, 3, p. 441-457 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    76. Published

      Continuity and change: spatio-temporal land use dynamics on Bellona, Solomon Islands

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Reenberg, A., Mertz, Ole & Fog, Bjarne, 2008.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    77. Published

      Event driven adaptation, land use and human coping strategies: Human-environment interaction in a smaller SW-Pacific island society

      Reenberg, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, Bjarne, 2008.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    78. Published

      Feltarbejdet i kulturgeografien: feltarbejdets betydning i geografien

      Aner, L. G. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2008, Geofaglighed som kompetencer. Ehlers, P. & Volkers, G. (eds.). Brønshøj: TUNET, p. 121-129 9 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Education

    79. Published

      Land use and land cover - continuity and chance: past and contemporary importance of agriculture on a small island in SW-Pacific

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Reenberg, A., Mertz, Ole & Fog, Bjarne, 2008, Book of abstracts: 7th ESfO Conference. 1 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

    80. Published

      Land use decisions in smallholder rural communities in developing countries

      Mertz, Ole, Reenberg, A., Bruun, Thilde Bech & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2008, In: CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources. 3, 48, p. 1-11

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    81. Published

      Mobility in the Solomon Islands: place, livelihood and identity on Bellona, Ontong Java and Tikopia

      Gough, K., Agergaard, Jytte, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Egelund Christensen, Andreas, 2008, Book of abstracts: 7th ESfO Conference. 1 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

    82. Published

      Problem-based, interdisciplinary field-based courses: reflections from south african experiences

      Hill, T., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Traynor, C., de Neergaard, Andreas & Bob, U., 2008, In: South African Geographical Journal. 90, 2, p. 122-133 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    83. Published

      Tværfaglig innovationsstyrkelse eller akademisk Babelstårn

      de Neergaard, Andreas, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Juul, K. & Magid, Jakob, 2008, Tværfaglighed & entrepreneurship: en antologi om tværfaglighed i entrepreneurshipundervinsnigen. Stolt, J. & Vintergaard, C. (eds.). København: IDEA København, p. 74-83 10 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication

    84. Published

      Virtuel Galathea 3

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Rasmussen, Kjeld, P. Jensen, T. & Christensen, K., 2008

      Research output: Other contribution › Education

    85. 2007
    86. Published

      Bellona 2006: tradition og fornyelse

      Bruun, Thilde Bech, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Reenberg, A., 2007, In: Geografisk Orientering. 37, p. 382-387

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication

    87. Published

      Coupled human-environment timelines of SWP small island societies: event driven adaptation of human coping strategies

      Reenberg, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, Bjarne, 2007, Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Livelihoods and Resource Management  in Small Islands. Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, p. 4-5

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

    88. Published

      Event driven adaptation, land use and human coping strategies: human-environment interaction in a smaller SWP island society

      Reenberg, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, Bjarne, 2007.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    89. Published

      Event driven adaptation, land use and human coping strategies: human-environment interaction in a smaller SW-Pacific island society

      Reenberg, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, Bjarne, 2007.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    90. Published

      Levevilkår på små øer i Stillehavet (CLIP)

      Rasmussen, Kjeld, Mertz, Ole, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Fog, Bjarne, Agergaard, Jytte, Reenberg, A., Egelund Christensen, Andreas, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, May, W., Birk, T., Rothausen, S., Krogh, L., Breuning-Madsen, H., Elberling, Bo & Egelund Christensen, Andreas, 2007, In: Geoviden. 3, p. 8-11

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    91. Published

      Temporal and spatial trends in soil organic carbon stocks following maize cultivation in semi-arid Tanzania, East Africa

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Elberling, Bo, Fog, Bjarne & Magid, Jakob, 2007, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 79, 3, p. 291-302

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    92. 2006
    93. Published

      Transitional rural landscapes: The role of small-scale commercial farming in former homelands of Post-Apartheid KwaZulu-Natal

      Agergaard, Jytte & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1 Jan 2006, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 106, 2, p. 87-102 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    94. Published

      Klima - klimaproblematikken og kulstofkredsløbet

      Anderberg, B. S., Elberling, Bo, Krogh, L., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Søgaard, H. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2006, In: Geoviden. 2, p. 1-20

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    95. Published

      Transitional rural landscapes: the role of farming in former homelands of Post-Apartheid Kwa-Zulu Natal

      Agergaard, Jytte & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2006, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 106(2), p. 87-102

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    96. 2005
    97. Published

      Australian wattle species in the Drakensberg region of South Africa - An invasive alien or a natural resource?

      de Neergaard, Andreas, Saarnak, C. F., Hill, T., Khanyile, M., Martinez Berzosa, A. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2005, In: Agricultural Systems. 85, 3, p. 216-233 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    98. Published

      Beyond territory and scarcity: Exploring conflicts over natural resource management

      Gausset, Quentin (ed.), Whyte, Michael (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2005, Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. 218 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned › peer-review

    99. Published

      Beyond territory and scarcity - exploring conflicts over natural resource management

      Gausset, Q. (ed.), Whytw, M. A. (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2005, Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. 215 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

    100. Published

      Foreword

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2005, Beyond territory and scarcity - exploring conflicts over natural resource management. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, p. 2-3

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    101. Published

      Intercultural and interdisciplinary experiences, challenges and outcomes from joint field courses conducted between Danish, southeast Asian and southern African universities on sustainable land use and natural resource management

      Magid, J., de Neergaard, A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Saarnak, C. & Juul, K., 2005, Providing our graduates with a global perspective through real and virtual student exchange. - ICA/NASULGC, 9-12 April, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna. p. 11

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Communication

    102. Published

      Introduction to SLUSE (Chapter one)

      Hill, T. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2005, The SLUSE model of natural ressource management: From theory to practice through field-based training - experiences from southern Africa. Pinetown, South Africa: SACUDE-SLUSE, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, p. 1-10

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    103. Published

      Planning with complexity: how do we deal with stakeholder and spatial heterogeneity in land use planning?

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, 2005, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 105(2), p. 23-38

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    104. Published

      Problem identification, stakeholder analysis and spatial scale in natural resource management'

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, 2005, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    105. Published

      Temporal and spatial trends in soil organic carbon stocks following maize cultivation in semi-arid Tanzania, East Africa

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Elberling, Bo & Fog, Bjarne, 2005.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    106. Published

      Theoretical background (Chapter two)

      Hill, T. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2005, The SLUSE model of natural ressource management: From theory to practice through field-based training - experiences from southern Africa. Pinetown, South Africa: SACUDE-SLUSE, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, p. 11-24

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    107. 2004
    108. Published

      Integrating knowledge systems to further the development of sustainable natural resource management

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Buch-Hansen, M., Hill, T., Oksen, P. & Magid, J., 2004, Sustanable development and the university ¿ new strategies for research, teaching and practice. Howick, South Africa: Brevitas CC, p. 15

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    109. 2003
    110. Published

      Exotic Wattle Species in the Drakensberg Region of South Africa - and invasive alien or potential resource?

      de Neergaard, A., Saarnak, C. F. L., Hill, T., Khanyile, M. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2003, Kbh.: DUCED - SLUSE, p. 139-161.

      Research output: Working paper › Research

    111. Published

      Impact of different land use policies on a rural community - a case study from South Africa

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Hill, T. & Dolleris, C., 2003, Kbh.: DUCED - SLUSE, p. 359-392.

      Research output: Working paper › Research

    112. 2002
    113. Published

      The role of Universities in Knowledge Enhancement and Dissemination for better Natural Ressource Management - The link between theory and practice

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Buch-Hansen, M., Hill, T., Oksen, P. & Magid, J., 2002, Beyond the Summit - The role of Universities in the search for Sustainable Futures. University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Sydafrika, p. 73-86

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research

    114. 2001
    115. Published

      A livelihood perspective on natural ressource management and environmental change in semi-arid Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Frederiksen, P. & Sano, H., 2001, In: Economic Geography. Vol. 77, no. 1, p. 48-66

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    116. Published

      Soil organic matter decline and compositional change associated with cereal cropping in Southern Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, McDonagh, J. & Magid, J., 2001, In: Land Degradation and Development. 12, p. 13-26

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    117. 2000
    118. Published

      Adgang til vand - en stor forskel i det sydlige Afrika?

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2000, In: Geografisk Orientering. 1, p. 316-319

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    119. Published

      Collaboration on environmental research and education between universities in Denmark, Malaysia, Thailand and Southern Africa

      Mertz, Ole, Murtedza, M., Magid, Jakob, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Oksen, P., 2000, In: Current Issues in International Rural Development. 23/24, p. 31-35

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    120. Published

      Education and Research on Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management: A New Danish-Malaysian University Program

      Mertz, Ole, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Gausset, Quentin, 2000, In: Borneo Research Bulletin. 30, p. 66-73

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    121. Published

      Ressourcestrategier i verdens fattige lande

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2000, Geografiske verdensbilleder. Gyldendal, p. 50-57

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    122. 1999
    123. Published

      Animal traction and market conditions: A case study from south-western Tanzania and northern Zambia

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1999, Meeting the challenges of animal traction. London: Intermedia Technology Publications, p. 33-39

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    124. Published

      Education and research on sustainable land use and natural ressource management. A new Danish-Malaysian university programme

      Mertz, Ole, Mohammad, M., Magid, J., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Oksen, P. & Gausset, Q., 1999, In: Borneo Research Bulletin. 30, p. 66-73

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    125. Published

      Subsistence or cash: Strategies for change in shifting cultivation

      Mertz, Ole, Egelund Christensen, Andreas, Højskov, P. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1999, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 1, p. 133-142

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    126. 1997
    127. Published

      Centre for research on Sustainable Agriculture in Semi-Arid Africa (SASA)

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1997, In: Miljøforskning. 35, p. 23-32

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    128. 1996
    129. Published

      Changes within small-scale agriculture - A case-study from the southwestern Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, B., 1996, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. Vol. 96, p. 60-69

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    130. Published

      Environment, people and land use - Changes in natural resource utilization during the past four decades in Ikuwala Village, Mazombe Division, Iringa District

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1996, In: SASA Notes and Working Papers. June, p. 21

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    131. Published

      Patterns of environmental and livelihood change

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Frederiksen, P. & Sano, H. O., 1996, Linköping. 1 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    132. 1995
    133. Published

      Report on fieldwork in Iringa District, Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Frederiksen, P., 1995, Tune Landbohøjskole. 42 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    134. 1993
    135. Published

      Befolkningstilvækst og AIDS

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Kirumira, E. K., 1993, In: Geografisk Orientering. Nr 3, p. 4

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    136. Published

      Effects of land use intensification: introduction of animal traction into farming systems of different intensities, part I-III - The case of southwestern Tanzania and northern Zambia

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1993, Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum. (Geographica Hafniensia; No. A2).

      Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis › Research

    137. Published

      Fra hakken til ploven

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1993, In: Geografisk Orientering. Nr 3, p. 6

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    138. 1991
    139. Published

      Agricultural change - Prospects for the Future: A Case Study from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. (Proc. from the 10th Ann. Seminar of the Finnish Ass. for Dev.Geography. G. Mickels et al (ed)

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1991, In: Occasional Papers of the Finnish Association for Development Geography. No.26, p. 75-87

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

    140. 1990
    141. Published

      Agricultural change - prospects for the future: a case study from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1 Jan 1990, In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 29, 2, p. 146-160 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    142. 1989
    143. Published

      Behovet for en 'bæredygtig udvikling': eksemplificeret ved landsbyen Ilunda, Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1989, In: Geografisk Orientering. 19, 3, p. 104-107

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

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