Torben Birch-Thomsen

Torben Birch-Thomsen

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    1. Published

      Virtuel Galathea 3

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Rasmussen, Kjeld, P. Jensen, T. & Christensen, K., 2008

      Research output: Other contribution › Education

    2. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    3. 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 conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    4. Published

      Tværfaglig innovationsstyrkelse eller akademisk Babelstårn

      de Neergaard, Andreas, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Juul, K. & Magid, Jakob, 2008, Tværfaglighed & entrepreneurship: en antologi om tværfaglighed i entrepreneurshipundervinsnigen. Stolt, J. & Vintergaard, C. (eds.). København: IDEA København, p. 74-83 10 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication

    5. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    6. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    7. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    8. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    9. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    10. 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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    11. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    12. Published

      The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania: Proceeding from the Launching of Capacity Building Project ‘The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania (RUL4CLI)’ - May 10th 2022, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2022, 20 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    13. 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/Report › Report › Research

    14. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    15. 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 proceeding › Report chapter › Research

    16. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    17. Published

      The emergence of urban centres: An exploration of the intertwinement of rural transformation and urbanization in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 30 Jun 2017. 16 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

    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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    19. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    20. 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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    21. 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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    22. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    23. 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, 2005.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    24. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    25. Published

      Solid Waste Management Structures and Practices in Emerging Urban Centres, Tanzania: Brochure No. 02

      Kironyi, L. L., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

      Research output: Other contribution › Communication

    26. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    27. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    28. Published

      Shifting cultivation in transition - variable impacts on people's livelihoods -two African cases (Zambia and Tanzania): "Social-ecological outcomes of shifting cultivation in transition" - Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme Bern 24-26th 2019

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2019. 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    29. 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 proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research

    30. Published

      SLUSE - an innovative fieldbased learning and research approach

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

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

    31. Published

      Rural-urban linkages and financial services: Opportunity for rural poverty reduction

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., John, M., Mshote, E., Magomba, C., Saga, G., Wambura, M., Msese, L., Mushi, D., Lumole, Z., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Fold, Niels, Nov 2014, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p. (RUCROP Policy Briefs; No. 02).

      Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

    32. Published

      Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop, held on August 20th 2012 at VETA Mikumi, Morogoro, Tanzania

      Lazaro, E. (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2013, Sokoine University of Agriculture. 58 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

    33. 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 conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research

    34. Published

      Rural-Urban Transformation, Land use Changes, Land Governance Structures and Practices in Emerging Urban Centres, Tanzania: Brochure No. 01

      Kironyi, L. L., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

      Research output: Other contribution › Communication

    35. Published

      Rural-Urban Transformation (RUT): Economic dynamics, Mobility and Governance of Emerging Urban Centers for Poverty Reduction: Proceedings of the RUT National Workshop on Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania

      Lazaro, E., Muhikambele, V., Nindi, S. & Birch-Thomsen, Torben, 2016. 28 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

    36. 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 proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

    37. Published

      Rural transformations in the context of changing rural-urban connections: The case of Njombe Town, Southern Highlands of Tanzania, and its rural hinterlands

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Ørtenblad, Sinne Borby, Msese, L. & Mishili, F., 2016. 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research

    38. 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/Report › Report › Research

    39. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    40. Published

      Ressourcestrategier i verdens fattige lande

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

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

    41. Published

      Report on fieldwork in Iringa District, Tanzania

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben & Frederiksen, P., 1995, Tune Landbohøjskole. 42 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    42. Published

      Proceedings of the Policy Workshop Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania: Held on 03rd & 04th June 2021 at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Edward Moringe Campus, Morogoro, Tanzania

      Lazaro, E. (ed.), Makindara, J. (ed.) & Birch-Thomsen, Torben (ed.), 2021, RUT Secretariat. 61 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    43. Published

      Proceedings of the National Workshop Exploring the Governance Environment of Rural-Urban Transformation in Tanzania: Rural-Urban Transformation (RUT): Economic Dynamics, Mobility and Governance of Emerging Urban Centers for Poverty Reduction.

      Lazaro, E. (ed.), Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte, Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, Nyaki, S. A., Kironyi, L. L., Boock, M. K. & Dale, T. W., 2019. 35 p.

      Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

    44. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    45. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    46. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    47. Published

      Patterns of environmental and livelihood change

      Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Frederiksen, P. & Sano, H. O., 1996, Linköping. 1 p.

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

    48. Published

      Opportunities in Emerging Urban Centres: Market Development, Business Networks and Employment Creation

      Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Agergaard, Jytte & Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted, 2020, 1 ed. Frederiksberg: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 3).

      Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

    49. 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 journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    50. 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 proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research

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