Search for dissertations about: "Ulf Sporrong"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Ulf Sporrong.
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1. The village that vanished : The roots of erosion in a Tanzanian village
Abstract : In the village'of Citing in the northern highlands of Tanzania, the factors: social stratification, land tenure, production strategies, investment patterns and the economic uncertainties of society are studied and their relationship to land degradation is examined. The main assumption of the study is that the causes of land degradation are so complex that a methodology that emphasises contextualisation has to be used. READ MORE
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2. Continuous Landscapes in Finite Space : Making Sense of Satellite Images in Social Science
Abstract : Questions of landscape values connected to agriculture and environment are always related to local land use. In order to study land use it is necessary to understand the intentions of the users as well as the conditions for land use in a specific landscape. READ MORE