NIGK14009U Land Use Transitions in the Global South

Knowledge:

Dominant land use transitions in the Global South, theoretical aspects and terminology of land use change and land systems science, main local and global drivers of land use transitions, barriers to change, implications of global processes for local land use, practical aspects of land use change research in the Global South including how land use transitions relate to international sustainable development agendas.

Skills:

• Identify emerging issues in land systems science and land use transitions in the Global South

• Acquire in depth knowledge of a particular land use transition topic and subsequently present and discuss this topic

• Assess the potential impact of global, national and local drivers on land use transitions, including identification and analysis of causal explanations

• Identify relevant theories and approaches for analysing land use change in the Global South

Competences:

• Discuss and critically reflect upon different aspects of land use transitions in the Global South

• Analyze and describe drivers and impacts of particular land use transitions

• Analyze, assess and apply results, methods, causality, theory and data in connection with land use transitions in the Global South