Torben Birch-Thomsen

Torben Birch-Thomsen

Associate Professor

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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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-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/ReportReportResearch

    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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    6. 2021
    7. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    9. 2020
    10. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. 2019
    12. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. 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 conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    15. Published
    16. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. 2018
    18. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. 2017
    21. Published
    22. 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/ReportReportResearch

    23. 2016
    24. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    25. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    26. Published
    27. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    28. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. 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/ReportReportResearch

    30. 2015
    31. 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 conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    32. 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/ReportReportResearch

    33. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. 2014
    36. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    37. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. 2013
    39. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    40. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    41. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    42. Published
    43. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. 2012
    46. Published
    47. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    48. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    50. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    51. 2011
    52. 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 proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearch

    53. 2010
    54. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      SLUSE - an innovative fieldbased learning and research approach

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

      Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

    56. 2008
    57. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    58. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    59. 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 conferencePosterResearch

    60. Published
    61. 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 proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

    62. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    63. 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 proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

    64. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    65. 2007
    66. 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 proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

    67. 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 conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

    68. Published
    69. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    70. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    71. 2006
    72. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    73. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    74. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    75. 2005
    76. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    77. 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/ReportBookResearch

    78. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    79. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    80. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    81. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    82. Published
    83. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    84. 2004
    85. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    86. 2003
    87. 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 paperResearch

    88. 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 paperResearch

    89. 2002
    90. 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 proceedingReport chapterResearch

    91. 2001
    92. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    93. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    94. 2000
    95. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    96. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    97. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    98. Published

      Ressourcestrategier i verdens fattige lande

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

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

    99. 1999
    100. 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 proceedingBook chapterResearch

    101. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    102. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    103. 1997
    104. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    105. 1996
    106. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    107. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    108. 1993
    109. Published

      Befolkningstilvækst og AIDS

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

    110. Published
    111. Published

      Fra hakken til ploven

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

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

    112. 1991
    113. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

    114. 1990
    115. 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 journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    116. 1989
    117. 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 journalJournal articleResearch

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