Torben Birch-Thomsen
Associate Professor
- 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, , 2012, In: Global Environmental Change. 22, 2, p. 418-429 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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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
- 2010
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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. 27-40Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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- 2008
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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. 807-819Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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
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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
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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
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Virtuel Galathea 3
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Rasmussen, Kjeld, P. Jensen, T. & Christensen, K., 2008Research output: Other contribution › Education
- 2007
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Bellona 2006: tradition og fornyelse
Bruun, Thilde Bech, Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Reenberg, A., 2007, In: Geografisk Orientering. 37, p. 382-387Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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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. 4-5Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research
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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
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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
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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. 8-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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. 291-302Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2006
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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
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Klima - klimaproblematikken og kulstofkredsløbet
Anderberg, B. S., Elberling, Bo, Krogh, L., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Søgaard, H. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2006, In: Geoviden. 2, p. 1-20Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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. 87-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2005
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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
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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
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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
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Foreword
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2005, Beyond territory and scarcity - exploring conflicts over natural resource management. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, p. 2-3Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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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. 11Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Communication
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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. 1-10Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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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. 23-38Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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
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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. 11-24Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2004
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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. 15Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 2003
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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
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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
- 2002
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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. 73-86Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research
- 2001
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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. 48-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 13-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2000
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Adgang til vand - en stor forskel i det sydlige Afrika?
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2000, In: Geografisk Orientering. 1, p. 316-319Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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. 31-35Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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. 66-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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Ressourcestrategier i verdens fattige lande
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2000, Geografiske verdensbilleder. Gyldendal, p. 50-57Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
- 1999
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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. 33-39Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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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. 66-73Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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