Torben Birch-Thomsen

Torben Birch-Thomsen

Associate Professor

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    1. 2014
    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. 2013
    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. Published
    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 2012
    12. Published
    13. 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

    14. 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

    15. 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

    16. 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

    17. 2011
    18. 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

    19. 2010
    20. 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

    21. 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

    22. 2008
    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 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

    26. Published
    27. 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

    28. 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

    29. 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

    30. 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

    31. 2007
    32. 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

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