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. 2021
    4. 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

    5. 2020
    6. 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

    7. 2019
    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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

    11. 2018
    12. 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

    13. 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

    14. 2016
    15. 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

    16. 2015
    17. 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

    18. 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

    19. 2014
    20. 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

    21. 2013
    22. 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

    23. 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

    24. 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

    25. 2012
    26. 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

    27. 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

    28. 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

    29. 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

    30. 2010
    31. 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

    32. 2008
    33. 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

    34. 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

    35. 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

    36. 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

    37. 2007
    38. 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

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