Torben Birch-Thomsen

Research output

Research output per year 1989 2005 2007 2008 2012 2013 2016 2019 2020 2024

• 1099 Citations
• 48 Journal article
• 16 Book chapter
• 14 Report
• 7 Conference abstract for conference
• 28 More
  • 5 Poster
  • 5 Working paper
  • 4 Paper
  • 4 Other contribution
  • 3 Conference abstract in proceedings
  • 2 Book
  • 2 Article in proceedings
  • 2 Report chapter
  • 1 Ph.D. thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

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• 2024

  The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania: Proceeding from the RUL4CLI Stakeholder Workshop August 22nd 2024, Dodoma, Tanzania

  Birch-Thomsen, T. (ed.), 2024, International Institute for Environment and Development. 78 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

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• 2023

  Domestic practices for accessing water and rural-urban transformations: example of emerging urban centres in Tanzania

  Kironyi, L. L., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2023, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 39, 5, p. 869-894

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
• 2022

  A Narrative Report of a pilot study in rural Mbulu Town and Itigi Councils, Tanzania: The Role of Rural-Urban Linkages for Enhanced Climate Resilience (RUL4CLI)

  Mwema, S. D., Thabit, O., Innocent, R., Birch-Thomsen, T., Yanda, P., Kristensen, S. B. P., Busck, A. G., Pauline, N., Moshy, V. & Mwaipopo, R., 2022, University of Copenhagen. 55 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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• The Intensification of Shifting Cultivation in Tanzania: Effects on Soil and Vegetation

  Kilawe, C. J., Mohamed Maliondo, S., Bruun, T. B., Birch-Thomsen, T., Silayo, D. S. A. & Mertz, O., 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
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, T. (ed.), 2022, 20 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

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• 2021

  Between Village and Town: Small-Town Urbanism in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Agergaard, J., Kirkegaard, S. H. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 3, 21 p., 1417.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  11 Citations (Scopus)

  73 Downloads (Pure)

• Improved Livelihoods on Less Land: The Case of Ilambilole and Ikuwala Villages in Iringa Region, 1996–2017

  Birch-Thomsen, T. & Friis-Hansen, E., 2021, Prosperity in Rural Africa?: Insights into Wealth, Assets, and Poverty from Longitudinal Studies in Tanzania. Brockington, D. & Noe, C. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 315-338 23 p.

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

• 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, T. (ed.), 2021, RUT Secretariat. 61 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

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• 2020

  Bridging the rural-urban dichotomy in land use science

  van Vliet, J., Birch-Thomsen, T., Gallardo, M., Hemerijckx, L-M., 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.

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  32 Citations (Scopus)

  68 Downloads (Pure)

• Critical Services for People: Governance Challenges of Emerging Urban Centers during Rural-urban Transformation

  Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, T., Agergaard, J. & Larsen, M. N., 2020, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 2).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

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• Domestic Water Governance Structures and Access Practices in Support of Rural-Urban Transformation within Emerging Urban Centres in Tanzania: Brochure No. 03

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

  Research output: Other contribution › Communication

• Governance In-between: The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in Supporting Rural Transformation

  Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., Kironyi, L. L., Nyaki, S. A., Birch-Thomsen, T., Agergaard, J. & Larsen, M. N., 2020, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 4 p. (RUT Policy Brief; No. 1).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

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• 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, T., Agergaard, J. & Larsen, M. N., 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

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• 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, T., Jan 2020, 4 p. Reaching the Unreached Tanzania.

  Research output: Other contribution › Communication

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

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

  Research output: Other contribution › Communication
• 2019

  Multi‑activity, Multi‑locality and Small‑Town Development in Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania

  Steel, G., Birch-Thomsen, T., 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
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, T., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N., 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

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• Rural Transformation and Changing Rural–Urban Connections in a Dynamic Region in Tanzania: Perspectives on Processes of Inclusive Development

  Ørtenblad, S. B., Birch-Thomsen, T. & 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
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Rural-urban (land) transformation: - emergence of urban centres in Tanzania

  Birch-Thomsen, T., Larsen, M. N. & Agergaard, J., 2019. 27 p.

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

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• 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, T., 2019. 10 p.

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

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• Urbanisation in Rural Regions: The Emergence of Urban Centres in Tanzania

  Lazaro, E., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 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
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  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, T. & Mertz, O., 2018, In: Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation. 87, 2, p. 15-30 16 p.

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• Transformation of shifting cultivation: Extent, driving forces and impacts on livelihoods in Tanzania

  Kilawe, C. J., Mertz, O., Aristaricky Silayo, D. S., Birch-Thomsen, T. & Mohamed Maliondo, S., 2018, In: Applied Geography. 94, p. 84-94 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  24 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Connecting rural-urban economies? Emerging urban center dynamics in Tanzania

  Larsen, M. N., Birch-Thomsen, T., Lazaro, E., Makindara, J. & Ørtenblad, S. B., 2017. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Communication

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• Rural Transformation and the Emergence of Urban Centres in Tanzania

  Lazaro, E., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 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

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

  Lazaro, E., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N., Makindara, J. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 30 Jun 2017. 16 p.

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• 2016

  Collaborative education across continents: lessons from a partnership on sustainable resource management education

  Sithole, B., Birch-Thomsen, T., Mertz, O., Hill, T., Bruun, T. B. & Thenya, T., 2016, Higher Education and Capacity Building in Africa: The geography and power of knowledge under changing conditions. Adriansen, H. K., Madsen, L. M. & Jensen, S. (eds.). London and New York: RoutledgeFalmer, p. 58-82 25 p. (Routledge Studies in African Development).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Mobile rural youth in northern Ghana: combining near and distant opportunity spaces

  Gough, K. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2016, Young entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Gough, K. & Langevang, T. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, p. 117-131 15 p. 8. (Routledge spaces of childhood and youth series).

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

• 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, T., Ørtenblad, S. B., Msese, L. & Mishili, F., 2016. 15 p.

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• 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, T., 2016. 28 p.

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

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• Rural youth in northern Zambia: straddling the rural-urban divide

  Birch-Thomsen, T., 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

• The impact of black wattle encroachment of indigenous grasslands on soil carbon, Eastern Cape, South Africa

  Oelofse, M., Birch-Thomsen, T., Magid, J., de Neergaard, A., van Deventer, R., Bruun, S. & Hill, T., 2016, In: Biological Invasions. 18, 2, p. 445-456 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, N., Bart, F., Birch-Thomsen, T., 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, S. B., 2016, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. 32 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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• 2015

  Agricultural transformation and socio-economic dynamics in rural areas: [Project no. 290732: RurbanAfrica - African Rural-City Connections, 2012-2016. - SP1-Cooperation, FP7-SSH-2011-2, Deliverable No. 1.2]

  Brønd, F., Fold, N., Azemao, D., Birch-Thomsen, T., Douanla, L., Essah, N., Frempong, R., Hansen, N. T., Kaffo, C., Kelodjoue, S., Kuete, M., Lazaro, E. A., Mbeng, E., Mishili, F. J., Msese, L. R., Nzeket, C., Osei, R. D., Owusu, G., Pasini, J., Tsalefac, M. & 1 others, Yaka, L., 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen. 33 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

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• Climate related projections on future water resources and human adaptation in the Great Ruaha River Basin in Tanzania: [Policy Brief Climate, Water and Adaptation]

  Liwenga, E., Pauline, N., Tumbo, M., Osima, S., Mpeta, E., Nobert, J., Stendel, M., Stisen, S., Villholth, K. G., Birch-Thomsen, T. & D'haen, S. A. L., 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

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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, M. N. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2015, In: Journal of Eastern African Studies. 9, 1, p. 55-73 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The sustainability of cassava-based bioethanol production in southern Mali

  Rasmussen, K., Birch-Thomsen, T., Bruun, T. B., Egsmose, R. M. R., Elberling, B., Fold, N., Kristensen, S. B. P., Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, L. V. & 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
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban Frontiers and Rural Transformation: Formation of Emerging Urban Centres and Ambiguous Governance in Tanzania

  Lazaro, E., Agergaard, J., Birch-Thomsen, T. & Larsen, M. N., Jun 2015. 13 p.

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

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• 2014

  Cassava as an energy crop: A case study of the potential for an expansion of cassava cultivation for bioethanol production in Southern Mali

  Kristensen, S. B. P., Birch-Thomsen, T., Rasmussen, K., Rasmussen, L. V. & Traoré, O., 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 66, p. 381-390 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  17 Citations (Scopus)

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• Growth of emerging urban centers: Opportunity for livelihoods improvement

  Lazaro, E., Makindara, J., Kilima, F., John, M., Magomba, C., Saga, G., Wambura, M., Msese, L., Mushi, D., Lumole, Z., Birch-Thomsen, T., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N. & Fold, N., Nov 2014, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1-4, 4 p. (RUCROP Policy Briefs; No. 01).

  Research output: Working paper › Commissioned

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• 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, T., Agergaard, J., Larsen, M. N. & Fold, N., 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

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• The dwindling role of population pressure in land use change: a case from the Southwest Pacific

  Birch-Thomsen, T. & 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).

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• 2013

  Brief introduction to the focus of the project - Emerging urban centres (EUC)

  Lazaro, E. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2013, Rural-urban complementarities for the reduction of poverty (RUCROP): Proceedings of the RUCROP Stakeholders' Workshop August 20th 2012 Mikumi, Tanzania. p. 1-4 4 p.

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

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• Demographic Shifts and ‘Rural’ Urbanization in Tanzania during the 2000s: Presentation at the session 'Urbanization as the New Frontier'

  Agergaard, J., D'haen, S. A. L. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2013.

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

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• Igowole emerging urban centre

  Makindara, J., Larsen, M. N., Birch-Thomsen, T., 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.

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• Ilula emerging urban centre

  Kilima, F., Birch-Thomsen, T., 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.

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• Is there a continuing rationale for swidden cultivation in the 21st century?

  van Vliet, N., Mertz, O., Birch-Thomsen, T. & 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
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, T. (ed.), 2013, Sokoine University of Agriculture. 58 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

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• Should I stay or should I go? Rural youth employment in Uganda and Zambia

  Kristensen, S. B. P. & Birch-Thomsen, T., 2013, In: International Development Planning Review. 35, 2, p. 175-201 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• 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, T. & Lyimo, J., 2013, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 41, 1, p. 77-92 16 p.

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  26 Citations (Scopus)