Master’s theses (LandSam)
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Interagency cooperation in disaster management : partnership, information and communications technology and committed individuals in Jamaica
(Master thesis, 2006)Jamaica, with its location in the Caribbean, yearly experiences hurricanes and flooding. Hurricane Ivan happened in 2004. This study examines the partnership and interagency cooperation in the disaster management system ... -
Historical and current perspectives on inter-ethnic conflicts in Northern Kenya
(Master thesis, 2006)Violent ethnic conflicts have been the cause of distress across many countries in the world, leading to human anguish through loss of lives and property. Ethnic conflicts are not only common in the developing countries but ... -
Crossing the river : perceptions of 'human trafficking' among villagers in Bokeo Province, Northern Laos
(Master thesis, 2006)The phenomenon of human trafficking has been subject to an increasing international attention in recent years. The concept of ‘human trafficking’ is a blurred one, and to a large extent based on assumptions and perceptions ... -
Utopia - coexistences - phenomenology : agricultural practices and approach to agriculture in the community of Jansiac
(Master thesis, 2007)The present study investigates an example of agriculture intended to be an alternative to the form of agriculture prevailing nowadays in Western Europe. The case on which it rests is a community settled in a mountainous ... -
Tsunami recovery in Batticaloa District, Eastern Sri Lanka : livelihood revival and the performance of aid delivery systems in the fisheries sector
(Master thesis, 2006)Coastal communities in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka were severely impacted by the December 26, 2004 tsunami as well as being victims of the protracted war that has been ongoing for over two decades. This paper ... -
Collective steps towards enhancing rural livelihoods in post-genocide Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2006)After 1994 genocide the government of Rwanda has adopted gender polices and legislations aimed encouraging and supporting women to participate in decision-making and income earning. The aim of my research was to assess if ... -
Socio-economic and ecological analysis of a privately managed marine protected area : Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar
(Master thesis, 2006)Coral reefs are among the World’s most productive and important marine ecosystems. As coral reefs are facing increasing pressure, marine parks have been formed as one response. This study examines socio-economic and ... -
Transforming Owambo transhumant pastoralism in northern Namibia : a social-environmental history, ca. 1900s – 2006
(Master thesis, 2009)Transhumant pastoralism in north-central Namibia, the former Owambo, was explored from a historical perspective, using the theory of socio-environmental history as a framework. The study used secondary data, informal ... -
Male labour migration from rural to urban Tanzania : how labour migration affects those family members who remain in the rural villages of Mgeta
(Master thesis, 2008)Labour migration has been a much debated and studied topic in academic circles for centuries. However, there are sill vast discrepancies between how it is viewed, both in terms of academic genres (e.g. economics, geology, ... -
Adoption of soil fertility improvement techologies among smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi
(Master thesis, 2006)Land degradation and soil erosion are significant environmental problems affecting agricultural productivity and livelihood in Malawi. A number of soil fertility improvement technologies are being promoted by the Ministry ... -
Community perceptions of rangeland degradation and management systems in Loologane and Shadishadi, Kweneng North, Botswana
(Master thesis, 2006)Local land users often have different perceptions on the problems of rangeland degradation compared to researchers and government officials. Despite this, little research has so far been conducted into the environmental ... -
Farmers' perception of socio-economic constraints and coping strategies in crop production in Mopipi, Botswana
(Master thesis, 2006)Several factors in Boteti district Botswana have constrained the current crop production in such a way that farmers are unable to meet their food and cash demands. Socioeconomic constraints that have led to a decline in ... -
Privatisation of rangelands, ranch development, management and equity : the case of Area 4B, Botswana
(Master thesis, 2006)Botswana has an entrenched negative attitude that associates communal rangeland ownership and management to inefficiency and rangeland degradation. Thus a number of land reform policies that promote conversion of communally ... -
Ecological and social resilience of mangroves of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka in the face of human activities, conflict and natural hazards
(Master thesis, 2007)Mangroves are important resources and provide various ecological goods and services of significant socio-economic importance to the livelihoods of coastal dwellers. This paper concentrates social–ecological resilience of ... -
Comparative socio-economic analysis of nomadic and agro-pastoralist households in the Central Province of Mongolia
(Master thesis, 2006)This paper reports on the socio-economic livelihoods of nomadic herders and agropastoralists in the Central Province of Mongolia. A study was carried out between October and December 2005 to investigate the following; the ... -
Stakeholders' perceptions of land degradation and the management in Bamba, Mali
(Master thesis, 2006)This thesis analyzes the perceptions among local people and officials on land degradation. This study explored and documented the perceptions of different stakeholders in terms of causes and indicators of land degradation. ... -
Herder knowledge of landscape scale biodiversity monitoring in Marsabit central, northern Kenya
(Master thesis, 2006)Participatory methods of biodiversity monitoring in the rangelands have hardly been captured. Generally, disagreements exist on what indicators to be used and how the generated data can be linked to management related ... -
An integrated herder knowledge and ecological methods for assessment of rangeland in Nara, North-Western Mali
(Master thesis, 2006)Different landscapes types, grazing pressure and vegetation covers in Nara rangeland were assessed. In this study I integrated herder’s ecological knowledge into ecological methods to investigate how herders conducted ... -
The effect of distance to trees on cattle behaviour in Muy Muy, Nicaragua
(Master thesis, 2006)Trees are common in the agricultural landscape in Central America and they are widely believed to have a potential for improving pasture sustainability and quality. Interactions between trees and pasture are under investigation ... -
Rural finance system in transition economies : a study from Strumica region, Macedonia
(Master thesis, 2006)In transition economies such as Macedonia, rural households are faced with many challenges and new circumstances to cope with. Becoming a part of market economy can sometimes be a challenge in itself, especially if the ...
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