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B IDS. Department of Human Geography. Introduction to Development and Geography. Welcome to Geocentrum I. The Department of Human Geography has a critical mass of development studies scholars working on cutting-edge topics and research questions www.keg.lu.se.

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  1. BIDS Department of HumanGeography

  2. Introduction to Development andGeography

  3. Welcome to Geocentrum I The Department of Human Geography has a critical mass of development studies scholars working on cutting-edge topics and researchquestions www.keg.lu.se

  4. WHAT IS HUMANGEOGRAPHY? Human geography is concerned with the spatial differentiation and organisation of human activity and with the human use ofthe physical environment (Johnson et al, 1994 –passim) Hägerstrand (1985: 7) argues that the main area ofinvestigation in the discipline of geographyis: “the study of the struggle for power over the admissionof existences in time andspace”

  5. Introduction • Key concepts in humangeography: • Space • Territory • Landscape • Place • Scale

  6. Introduction Space • The study of phenomena across space, especially patterns ofuneven development • Absolute space – mapping as the functional integrationof phenomena • Relative space – relation between events or an aspect of events and are thus bound to time andprocess • Relational space – space as containing social relations andsocial practices, especially class, race andgender

  7. Introduction Territory A territory is the result or consequence of spatial relations ofpower: “A bounded social space occupied and used by different social groups as a consequence of following strategies ofterritoriality” Two aspects characterize the concept - notions of power exercisedby dominant institutions within boundedspaces

  8. Introduction Landscape The study of the appearance of an area and the objects used to create thatappearance Cultural landscapes reflect social relations of power which have formed natural and built environments

  9. Introduction Place Locale – the settings in which social relations areconstituted Location – the area encompassing the setting for socialinteraction Sense of place – the character of a place (which is imbued with meaning) and the attachments and values people have to aplace

  10. Introduction Scale Refers to a levelof representation Many global environmental issues, such as climate change, are scales issues as they are controlled by mechanisms at finerscales Governance of such global environmental problems involve all scales, and requires understanding of the interaction between thesescales

  11. Department of HumanGeography ResearchGroups GIS Via GIS studentslearn to visualize and analyze geographic problems, assess theories and support practical applications Cities, Environment, Landscape(urbanisation, political ecology, landscapechange) Economic Geography (technology and agglomeration, regional innovation systems, knowledge economy, regionaldevelopment) Human Ecology (political ecology, ecological economics, environmental history, andenvironmental anthropology) http://www.keg.lu.se/en/research/research-areas

  12. Department of HumanGeography • DevelopmentGeography • Critical mass of researchers on different aspects of Africanagriculture • AFRINT • YieldGaps • Policy for Equity in African Agriculture(Papaya) • African UrbanAgriculture • Contract Farming and GenderEquity

  13. Department of HumanGeography DevelopmentGeography Further workon: Biochar and rainforest use in Africa Subaltern urbanization in SouthAsia Demographic and socio-economic consequences of the AIDS-epidemic inAfrica

  14. AFRINT • Panel dataset for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, around 2500 farmers surveyed in 56 villages in 2002, 2008 and2013/15. • Qualitativemethods • Intra-householdinterviews • Key informantinterviews • Mobilitymapping/descriptions • http://www.keg.lu.se/en/research/research- projects/current-research-projects/afrint

  15. YieldGaps • Combining geospatial and survey data in assessing the prospects of smallholder agricultural development in Africa • Some of the largest crop yield gaps are observed and where agrarian landscapes and farming systems are among the most complex in theworld • Aim to investigate if identified causes of and closing yield gaps hold the key to redressing major causes of smallholder poverty and unsustainablelivelihoods

  16. Policy for Equity in African Agriculture www.agripapaya.com

  17. African urbanagriculture Social, economic, and environmental challenges and prospects under changing global and demographicrealities Focuses on urban agriculture in six medium sized cities in Ghana, Kenya andUganda Partner institutions in Africa: University of Ghana, University of Nairobi and Makerere University

  18. Contract Farming and Gender Equity www.mycongenial.com

  19. Socio-economic and cultural uses of the tropical rainforest in Korup National Park,Cameroon STUDYOBJECTIVES to determine the extent of the reliance of local people on forestresources to weigh the role of hunting in comparison to other uses of theforest to determine the wild meat consumption patterns of the communities living inside and in the surroundings of thepark to assess the relative impact of humans on the reproduction cycle of plants that are dispersed by primates, by other animals, and by abioticmeans LOCATION:

  20. Assessing the potential socio-economic opportunities and challenges of Biochar adoption on small-holder farming systems LOCATION: • Biochar is a solid matter that remains after burningorganic residues. • Many studies show that the final solid residue have good potential to improve soil qualities and store carbon. • To map and assess, through a multi- disciplinary perspective, the potential socio-economic impacts that a wider production and use of biochar might have on smallfarms Three case studies in Western, Central and EasternKenya.

  21. Subalternurbanization Study small settlements in West Bengal,India Recently categorized as “urban” but do not yet have structures and resources for urban governance in the form of town plans, budget outlays and otherinfrastructure Aim is to understand the construction of 'urbanity' and the contradictions within it, from a groundedperspective

  22. Welcome to the Department of HumanGeography

  23. BIDS – Department of Human Geography

  24. Courses within the major in Human Geography

  25. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION Contact: SrilataSircar srilata.sircar@keg.lu.se Tamar Bzekalava tamar.bzekalava@keg.lu.se

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