NSCPHD1124 Land use change in the Global South: Interactions with local management

Volume 2013/2014
Content
Land use change is occurring rapidly in many rural areas of the Global South and is driven by a wide range of factors that include social and land use policies, accessibility, employment opportunities, commercial land development, land grab and protection of forest, e.g. through REDD+. In this course, the aim is to identify the key drivers of changes and investigate their interactions with land use management at local level.
The scale of analysis can be from local case studies to national or regional analyses of policies on and the impacts of land use change. The analytical tools can be from both the natural and social sciences. One of the outcomes of the course will be a joint thematic review paper that can be submitted for publication in an international journal. Close interaction with key scholars on land use change and management is central to the course.
Learning Outcome

During the course, participants will interact closely with key scholars in land use change and management through presentations, discussions and a joint writing exercise. More specifically participants and scholars will together:

  1. Analyse and describe drivers and impacts of particular land use change
  2. Discuss and critically reflect upon different aspects of land use change
  3. Identify and discuss implications of land use change for management of land resources and natural resources in general
  4. Present and discuss a particular issue in one of the presentation sessions
  5. Be presented with and discuss practical aspects of land use change research in the global South including meta-analysis
  6. Participate in the drafting of a review paper on the topic of the course
Literature
Reading Scientific articles and student presentation
The course is open to students currently enrolled in a PhD pro-gramme. Interested candidates should provide a short abstract on the piece of research that they want to present at the course. The abstract, together with a short CV should be sent to Sarah D’haen (sdh@geo.ku.dk) no later than noon on 14 February 2014 (CET). Applicants will receive information on selection by 14 March 2014.
5 days teaching
seminars
discussion groups
presentations
paper writing
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Guidance
  • 20
  • Preparation
  • 50
  • Project work
  • 40
  • Seminar
  • 15
  • Total
  • 125
Credit
5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Course participation under invigilation
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship