Geografisk Tidsskrift-danish Journal of Geography 

About: Geografisk Tidsskrift-danish Journal of Geography is an academic journal published by Royal Danish Geographical Society. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Land use & Glacier. It has an ISSN identifier of 0016-7223. Over the lifetime, 1450 publications have been published receiving 12587 citations. The journal is also known as: Danish journal of geography.

The Demise of Swidden in Southeast Asia? Local Realities and Regional Ambiguities

Abstract: Swidden farmers throughout Southeast Asia are rapidly abandoning traditional land use practices. While these changes have been quantified in numerous local areas, no reliable region-wide data have been produced. In this article we discuss three linked issues that account for at least some of this knowledge gap. First, swidden is a diverse, complex, and dynamic land use that data gatherers find difficult to see, define and measure, and therefore often relegate to a “residual category” of land use. Second, swidden is a smallholder category, and government authorities find it difficult to quantify what is happening in many dynamic and varied smallholdings. Third, national policies in all countries of Southeast Asia have tried to outlaw swidden farming and to encourage swiddeners to adopt permanent agriculture land use practices. Drawing on specific, local examples from throughout the region to illustrate these points, we argue that an accurate assessment of the scale and pace of changes in swidden fa...

Peri-urbanisation and multifunctional adaptation of agriculture around Copenhagen

Abstract: Geografisk Tidsskrift Danish Journal of Geography 111(1):59–72, 2011 Peri-urbanisation, as a process of the physical expansion of settlement areas but also socio-economic transformation, has been recognised as a major spatial development beyond the urban fringes. Agriculture, the main land use actor in the hinterlands of many urban areas is increasingly affected by urban encroachment, responds with adaptation strategies and farming activities to cope with the peri-urban framework conditions. Adaptation pathways encompass specialisation into horticulture as well as enhanced environmental and lifestyle orientation offarming—typical elements of multifunctional agriculture. However, due to the heterogeneity of the peri- urbanisation processes also differences in farming transition are expected. Based on a differentiation into displaced-urbanisation, ex-urbanisation, anti-urbanisation and hidden-urbanisation as main types of peri-urbanisation, variances of farming responses are elaborated for municipa...