Torben Birch-Thomsen
Associate Professor
- 2023
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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. 869-894Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2021
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2020
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2019
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2018
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2015
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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. 14-26Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2014
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2013
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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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
- 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
- 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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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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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
- 2007
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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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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
- 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
- 1999
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Fra hakken til ploven
Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 1993, In: Geografisk Orientering. Nr 3, p. 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
- 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
- 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
- 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
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