NIGK14009U Land Use Transitions in the Global South
MSc Programme in Environment and Development
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics with a minor subject
MSc Programme in Global Environment and Development
The course provides an overview of the dominant contemporary land use transitions taking place in the Global South and how recent advances in land systems science are applied to understand these transitions. Based on theory and case studies, the course explores biophysical, socio-economic as well as institutional aspects of land use and land use change with a specific focus on developing causal explanations for land use transitions. The course moreover explores land use transitions within the framework of ongoing international debates related to sustainable development, such as economic globalization, large scale land acquisitions, urbanization and nature conservation. During the course meta-analyses and reviews as well as multiple theories, analytical lenses and methodological approaches are discussed with the aim of assessing their potential for develop theory within land system science. Topics of particular interest to the participating students will be identified at the beginning of the course and will receive more in depth attention.
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
Please see Absalon course page.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 171
- Theory exercises
- 35
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, during course
- Type of assessment details
- The written assignment is prepared during the course and handed in during the exam week.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
Resubmission of written assignment during the re-examination week.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK14009U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- A
- Course capacity
- 30
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Ole Mertz (2-7371446d6b72326f7932686f)