Torben Birch-Thomsen
Associate Professor
- 1989
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Behovet for en 'bæredygtig udvikling': eksemplificeret ved landsbyen Ilunda, Tanzania
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1989, In: Geografisk Orientering. 19, 3, p. 104-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- 1990
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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
- 1991
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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. 75-87Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- 1993
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Befolkningstilvækst og AIDS
Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Kirumira, E. K., 1993, In: Geografisk Orientering. Nr 3, p. 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
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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
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Fra hakken til ploven
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1993, In: Geografisk Orientering. Nr 3, p. 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- 1996
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Changes within small-scale agriculture - A case-study from the southwestern Tanzania
Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Fog, B., 1996, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. Vol. 96, p. 60-69Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 21Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- 1997
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Centre for research on Sustainable Agriculture in Semi-Arid Africa (SASA)
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1997, In: Miljøforskning. 35, p. 23-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › 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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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. 133-142Research 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 › Research
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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 › 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
- 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, 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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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
- 2006
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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
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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
- 2007
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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
- 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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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
- 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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- 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
- 2012
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