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MSc Environment and Development
Dissertations: 2013-2005
Year Student Name Dissertation Title
2013 Alegre Perfecto, V.
Contribution of rural businesses based on non-wood forest products to the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in the
local communities around Zomba, Malosa and Liwonde Forest Reserves, Malawi
2013 Astudillo, P. The Sumak Kawsay: a new environment and development
paradigm?
2013 Curry, H. A ‘win-win-win’ solution and a new way forward?
Considering the Yasuní-ITT initiative, Ecuador
2013 Flaceliere, A. M. A. “Geopolitics and Energy Security in South America”
2013 Gaertner, E. Productivity, Livelihood and risk in large-scale land
acquisition and contract farming
2013 Huang, Y. Y.
Understanding the Relationships between Environmental NGOs and UK Retailers for Environmental Sustainability:
Case studies on selected environmental NGOs in Britain and UK retailers
2013 Kelloe, A. The contribution of non-timber forest products for
improved livelihoods in Malawi: a case study of Kasungu Mountain Reserve
2013 Lew, S. Development of a forestry plan for the upper catchment of
the South Esk to provide options for socio-economic benefits and taking account of stakeholder participation
2013 Lewis, E. S. A study of local land and natural resource management
organisations in Scotland: How they build social-ecological resilience in local communities.
2013 Rajwade, A. M Addressing the dilemma of development on a coral reef
atoll: A case study of Agatti atoll, in the Lakshadweep archipelago of India.
2013 Schulz, C. Reconciling Environment and Development? Exploring the Potential for Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the
Brazilian Pantanal
2013 Schut, K. T. A Comparative Analysis of Designed Artificial Reefs as
Ecosystem Service Providers: Building Social-Ecological Resilience on Atoll Islands
2013 Wilfred, L. LW Participation and its Role in the designation of Marine
Protected Areas (MPA) in Scotland
2013 Ydema, F. F. An analysis of purchases of healthy food in the City of
Edinburgh
2012 Aller, Deborah The potential of biochar produced from Eichhornia crassipes and Prosopis juliflora to enhance soil water holding capacity
of drylands soils
2012 Anyetei-anum,
Dzifa Sustainable Transport Development for Accra: Critiquing
Ideologies and Unraveling Priorities
2012 Ao, Xin Enhancing the competitiveness of soybean growers: a case
study of Heilongjiang, China
2012 Carlisle, Rebecca Comparison of the impacts of septic tank discharges and
agricultural diffuse pollution on the downstream ecology of rural water bodies in the Loch Leven catchment, Scotland.
2012 Carryer, Andrew Failing Westphalia: Demonstrating complex sovereignity
through a study of the Angloan Oil Economy
2012 Clarke, Jodie Living La Vida Local: Exploring the Possibilities of Adopting a
Local Diet in Edinburgh
2012 Eddy, Grace The Justice of Fracking
2012 Fortune, Sinead Complexity in Community Structure and its Implications on Community Empowerment Initiatives: A Case Study from
the West Highlands of Scotland
2012 Harsoyo, Dwi Exploring scaling up community-based adaptation: A case study with the PRODUCE Project in Rangpur, Bangladesh
2012 Imani,
Amirhossein Women’s Conditions in Community Forestry in Nepal-
Deconstructing Causes and Ideas
2012 Kajima, Saeko Institutional interactions and the implementation of climate change and sustainable development programmes: A case-
study of Mauritius' 'Maurice Ile Durable'
2012 Kistler, Lisa
Placing farmer preference for new farming techniques in a social context: A case study of maize farming and resilience
in Central and Southern Malawi
2012 Li, Mingmei Effectiveness and Impacts of Ecological Fiscal Transfers and
Payments for Environmental Services: A Case Study of Shengnongjia National Nature Reserve
2012 Little, Adam Assessment of Living Conditions in Kathmandu's Slums
2012 Mateos rodriguez,
Pablo
The State, Corporations and Oil: Exploring the Manifestations of Sovereignty through the development of
the Petroleum Industry in Ecuador since 1972
2012 McLoughlin, James Community Participation and Engagement in Community
Currency Projects
2012 Namagembe
Flavia Potential Role of Biochar in Water Management in Rainfed
Agriculture
2012 Quasem, Saad Climate Change and the Preparation of the Government of
Bangladesh to Support Environmental Migration
2012 Roe, Jennifer Developing a Local Food Program at the College Level: Lessons from the Farm-to-College Program in the USA
2012 Schroder, Nina Environmental Gentrification Berlin
2012 Williams, Joe Reflecting on the petro-hydraulic complex: the political
ecology of seawater desalination
2012 Winsauer, Emily Theorizing Food Sovereignty: An analysis of public and
academic discourse
2012 Woodward, Caitlin A comparison of the progression on sustainable
procurement between England and Scotland following the United Kingdom's third sustainable development strategy
2012 Zhu, Huiqi Temporal and spatial analysis of drought characteristics in
Gui Zhou from 1960-2000
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2011
Aivalioti, Sofia
Climate change impacts and adaptation in Europe: The case study of European capitals after the heatwave of 2003. Vulnerability and adaptation.
2011 Albertini, Vivian Industrial Symbiosis and the Greening of the Industry in the UK: The case of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
2011 Avram, Bianca The impact of the European Union sugar sector policy on Brazilian poverty
2011
Beckinsale, Emma
Community Forestry within Scotland – decentralisation, power and empowerment
2011 Bhagat, Abhishek ‘Open’ markets but no food?: Establishing links between supermarket growth in India and food security
2011 Chiatula, Ebele Biofuels assessments: Energy Footprint of Locally Produced Bio-Ethanol in Kenya
2011 Cox Carlin, Julia Putting Peru’s waste policies into practice – an analysis of implementation, constraints and delays
2011 Coz, Fernando Testing the profitability of anaerobic digestion in a large-scale UK dairy farm
2011 Dore, Michael Keeping faith with the MDGs?: An investigation into the extent of influence of the Millennium Development Goals upon the activities of Christian faith-based development organisations
2011 Gawor, Natalie The process of industrial gold mining and inequality: Ghanaian case study
2011 Graham, Leonie Barriers to implementing anaerobic digestion on dairy farms in Scotland
2011 Haick, Cathrin Innovation for Development – A comparative analysis of improved cookstoves in Sri Lanka and Tanzania
2011 Hayek, Niklas Can carbon finance contribute to the promotion of solar water heating in Bolivia?
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2011 Joss, Kristina CSR and the Rural Electrification Challenge – An in-depth look at the role corporations can play in stimulating the uptake of renewable energy for rural electrification in the least developed countries
2011 Kadaba, Nisha Girls in the Forest: A Promising Path to Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation through Environmental Education and Skill Building on the Mbaracayu Forest Reserve
2011 Kaiser, Stefanie Human-related challenges to the use of smartphone apps for community forest monitoring
2011 Kiarsi, Sepideh Developing a framework for evaluation of renewable energy in developing countries
2011 Korytkova, Katarina Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Slovak Republic: The Case of Roma Ethnic Minority
2011 Lancaster, Greg Turning Renewable Energy Ambitions into Successful Projects. A study of how communication can be improved in the wave power sector
2011 Mathur, Saumya To develop a conceptual framework and assess the regional variability of climate change adaptive capacity in the UK
2011 Mazzuccato, Giacomo Art for social change – an investigation of the effectiveness of choral singing and forum theatre in fostering social change based on two case studies in Glasgow and Edinburgh
2011 Mezquita, Jose The Social Impact of the development of a Copper Mine on the Ngobe Bugle Indigenous Community of Cerro Colorado in the Republic of Panama
2011 Mora carcamo, Jimena Barriers and opportunities for improving SMEs’ Environmental Performance, based on a Peruvian case study
2011 Nsemiwe Nsama Politics of Belonging and Exclusion: Investigating Land tenure and rights in post conflict states using Rwanda as a case study
2011 Quinn, Eoghan A comparative analysis of the environmental impacts of a Pelamis Wave Energy device with existing off shore developments and installations
2011 Reeve, Rebecca A Study of Scotland’s Emissions and Energy Targets: Drivers, Delivery and Impacts
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2011 Samzun, Valerie Peacebuilding as a strategy to address the security-development nexus in fragile states: a cast study on the Central African Republic.
2011 Schoof, Eva The appropriateness of GM crops for Sub-Saharan Africa: An assessment of current evidence (with special reference to cassava in Nigeria)
2011 Smith, Glen Maps, Networks and a Sea tha won’t conform: Thinking critically about Marine Spatial Planning in Scotland
2011 Sutton, Abi Policy dialogue mechanisms for successful implementation of co-management strategies in Scotland’s inshore fishing sector
2011 Te Pas, Caroline Analysis of differences in productivity, profitability and soil fertility between organic and conventional cropping systems in the (sub)tropics
2011 Wang, Chaonan Clean Production Management of Breweries: the realities of implementing clean production management in Tsingtao Brewery
2011 Weaver, Shiloh Habitat Management Plan for the South Esk River Catchment
2011 Xie, Liyi Burgeoning Marginality in Urban China: yizu - take
Guangzhou as an example
2011 Yang, Yang The analysis of main policy effectiveness on combating desertification in Alashan, Northwest China
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2010 ALEXANDER, EMILY
The changing discourses of development over time within and between two aid agencies: DFID and USAID
2010
BRACK, SARAH Charcoal – the looming crisis in Malawi
2010 BUMFORD, MATTHEW
Community involvement in international development: a case study of the Wales of Africa framework and the Somaliland community in Wales
2010
CARTER, ODETTE
Science, sustainability and transport biofuels policy in the United Kingdom – how science has informed the policy relating to transport biofuels in the UK 2003-2009
2010
COLLIS, BENJAMIN
The shape of environmental corruption: developing a framework for the analysis and understanding of corruption in the environmental sector
2010
DIETZE, CHARLOTTE
Investigation of reintroduction and breeding programmes processes in the context of species conservation from the point of view of “animal value”. A case study of selected British and Ugandan zoos
2010
DOLAN, RACHEL A critical analysis of sustainable urban regeneration. A case study of PARC Craigmillar, Edinburgh
2010
KHAN, TASREEF
What is the potential of REDD+ to assist the government of Guyana to maintain a high state forests cover in the future during its development path?
2010
KIMBALL, JESSICA Discussion of climate change adaptations for Kenyan horticulture using an adaptation
2010
MUNTHALI, DAVID
Sustainability of smallholder dairy production in a changing environment: a case of Bvumbwe Milk Bulking Group, in Blantyre Agricultural Development Division, Malawi
2010 MATSUMOTO, YURIKO
Community-based natural resource management in Southern Africa – developing a path for communities in harmony with nature
2010 REYES RETANA, GARCIA
From small businesses to big impacts: reducing the finance gap of sustainable enterprises in Mexico
2010
SHAN QUEK, BOON Public perception and amenity of suds retention ponds: a case study at Dunfermline Eastern Expansion area, Fife, Scotland
2010
STEENHOF, BRIEKE
Conflicts in Community Forestry: An analysis of policies and practices in the forestry sector in Vietnam to avoid conflicts obstructing community forestry development
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2010
SWORDS, NIAMH
A critical evaluation of the transition model from the perspective of the University of Edinburgh: a case study with recommendations for a best practice model
2010
TADESSA, MESFIN Climate/weather change-induced conflict: A systematic review and thematic analysis of literature. Ethiopia as a case study
2010
TORII, NAOKI
Promoting charcoal industry in Kenya for sustainable socio-economic development: perceived opportunities and barriers for Small Scale CDM in Bondo/Rarieda district, Nyanza province in Western Kenya
2010
WATSON, FIONA Consumer motivations for fair trade coffee consumption within a café space
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2009 COURTNEY, CRYSTAL
An investigation into the extent to which activities in Olare Orok Conservancy, Narok District, Kenya, conform to 'ecotourism'
2009 DATTOLI, SILVIA VIZCARRA
Earnings Differential among the indigenous and non-indigenous population in thelabour market in Bolivia
2009 GOBILLOT, ADELISE
Are self help groups a patch to understanding development? Lessons from Burkina Faso Case Stduies
2009 KANO, TAKUI
Japanese ODA - Its impact on people and Environment under current framework
2009 KORHALILLER, SIBEL
The international campaign to promote ecological sanitation as a sustainable sanitation solution in the Developing world
2009 LEACH, ROSIE
Stages of Development: Moderisation & Empowerment: An exploration of theatre & communications for Social Change
2009 LEE, DAVID The political ecology of peat fire
2009
LEGGETT, MATT Selim Win Bilong Yumi' (Selling our Air) The social dimensions of carbon Forestry in Papua New Guinea
2009 NARKEVICIUTE, RASA
Development and the role of local knowledgeL A case study of uk-supported forestry projects in Nepal
2009 PEDERSEN, EMILY
An examination of community-based tourism and its role in maximising participation in tourism on Apo Island, Phillipines
2009
PRICE, KAREN
A preliminiary study on the impacts of small-scale bionergy production on community livelihoods and rural development in Malawi
2009 REED, SARAH
"Building" Adaptive Capacity: Reducing the climate vulnerability of Urban Poor Settlements
2009 SALVATIERRA, ARIADNA
An assessment of the potential of REDD to be an inclusive mechanism that both tackles and delivers social justice to to forest communities in Mexico
2009 SCOTT, KATE
An Investigation into the conflict of surrounding the expanding boundaries of the Ningaloo Marine Park in Western Australia
2009 SHEIKH, NOOR
Stwepping out or mopving away: Applying sustainability arguments to Ethiopia's afar pastorilists
2009 SILBURN, ANASTASIA
Human-elephant conflict in Aafrica: An investigation into the Determinates and Risk
2009
ST CLAIR, MICHELLE God is a Bajan': An examination of hurricane risk perceptions in Barbados
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2009 TWISA, BURTON
Assessment on climate change and impacts on livelihoods of rainfed smallholder farmers in Tanzania
2009 VILLAVICENCIO,ADA ROSELL
Assessing changes in the capitals and capabilities of the Andean communities, Mataquita, Cuncashca, Chontayoc and Shecta, durinng and after the closure of Pierina mine, Huaraz Peru
2009
VRIONIDES, MARK
The environmental values and the potential for environmental interaction of a group of young vulnerable people in Edinburgh through participatory action research
2009 YOSHINO, SATOMI
Education for Ecological Citizenship: New approach to Environmental Education in Urban Primary Schools in Japan
2009 ZHANG, YING
The effects of urban expansion on CO2 emission changes in Zhengzhou, China
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2008 BARR, ROSIE Strengthening Resilience: an investigation into disaster preparedness in the Andaman Islands
2008 HAENN, GABRIELLE An investigation of the social capital contributions to adaptive capacity among the Kuna people of the San Blas Islands, Republic of Panama
2008 HARDEN, VIRGINIA Bioenergy as a tool for sustainable poverty reduction in rural Tanzania: Challenges and Opportunities
2008 KEMPERMAN, WIES Health Issues for Migrants: an analysis of the openness of Dutch Health Care Institutions
2008 LAKRA, ALICE MANISHA
Study of the contributions of the University of Edinburgh in achieving Millennium Development goals
2008 LANDER, RICHARD Global fossil-fuel supply scenarios and their impact on Kenyan households
2008 MOIR, RACHEL An assessment of the condition of coral reefs in the San Blas Archipelago and the effect of societal pressures and coastal development over space and time
2008 MUNRO, FRASER Identifying People at Risk of Dengue Fever under Future Climate Change
2008 NAKAMURA, AYA Development of the Community Partnership on the National Forest in Scotland: a case study of Blairadam
2008 NETTLETON, ANNIE Patents, Plants and Women: Whose Right?
2008 NTHENGE, AGATHA Consequences of large-scale land use changes on natural wetlands and the impacts to food security and ecosystem services: the case of Yala Swamp in Kenya
2008 PAYNE, JOSEPH Bottom-Up Development from the Top Down? Ujamaa Socialism, Self-Reliance and Participator Development in Nyerere’s Tanzania
2008 TRAPPES-LOMAX, ROBERT
Mainstreaming Environment into National Development Plans in Kenya: a Study of Participants
2008 WOODS, DAVID The remote sensing and earth observation industry: a study into the barriers to entry for developing countries
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2007 CHAN, GABRIELLE The future of children in Niger: Implications of climate change on food security and children’s nutrition
2007 CHURCH, MARY A review of the implementation of Smarter Choices in Scottish local authorities
2007 COX, CRISTINA Co-management of protected areas as a poverty reduction strategy
2007 DENTON, LORRAINE
A comparison of the incorporation of the environment and sustainable development between the ages of 12 and 16 in different regional curricula within Britain and New South Wales
2007 DOLMA, SERAN The scientific production of traditional ecological knowledge
2007 EL MONGY, MOHAMED
Vulnerability of rain forest fringe communities to climate change – a case study on Ghana
2007 FIDDES, JOEL Implications of climate change for water resources in the Kunduz River Basin: Afghanistan
2007 GAMA, EFFINESS MPAKATI
Impact of climate change on socioeconomic activities of the lowland and highland societies in Ethiopia: the issue of land and productivity
2007 GAO, SHAN Impacts of climate change and economic transition in Mongolia – application of sustainable livelihoods framework in designing development projects
2007 HAYIM, LARA Measuring the sustainability of Scottish agriculture by ecological footprint analysis
2007 HERD, ALASTAIR Exploring the socio-economic role of charcoal and the potential for sustainable production in the Chicale Regulado, Mozambique
2007 KARAGEORGOU, CHRISTINA
Evaluation of management effectiveness of protected areas in Greece: The case of Olympus National Park
2007 KONSTANTINOPOULOU, MARIA
Water management in a transboundary level: International/European principles and their implementation in Greece
2007 LANGLEY, MARIE CLAIRE
Climate change and urban poverty in Indonesia: assessing climate change impacts on poor communities in Jakarta
2007 LIDDLE, ADAM Climate threats and vulnerability assessment of agricultural communities in Humla, Nepal
2007 MCLEOD, RORY We’re all Green now? Competing Green credentials in the Scottish elections 2007
2007 PRESCOTT, HANNAH An investigation into the accuracy of human trafficking statistics in Thailand
2007 SIMMS, GEORGE Which way to market? An analysis of food chains and marketing costs in Scotland
2007 STONE, JEREMY An assessment of the effects of climate change on the sustainable livelihoods of forest dependant communities in the Aceh Barat district of Sumatra
2007 ZHANG, SHUJUAN Water accounting to estimate uses and productivity by sectors in China
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2006 BANGERA, DIA
An investigation and Analysis of fishing communities in Tamil Nadu bases on a case study in Nagapattinam, South India
2006 CAMERON, ANNE
Agricultural Investment in Brazil: the Environmental and Social Risks Assessed by scenario Planning
2006 DONALD, JOCELYN
Community involvement in Conservation and the important bird areas programme in Kenya
2006 HOURMOUZIADIS, DIMITRIS
Acid Mine Drainage and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. The Whitrigg Bing Leachate Treatment System: Performance and Impact of Maintenance Works
2006 LAING, SEFTON
Strategies for developing successful environmental enterprises in India
2006 MCDEVITT, ANDREW
Political Implications of Ecological Debt: The Case of the UK’s Carbon Debt
2006 MCMINN, MAXINE
An analysis of the Dublin Statement on water from a Gender perspective: how effective has it been in achieving an improvement in women’s access to water?
2006 PAPASTATHIS, KOSTANTINOS
Economic valuation of water use in Thesally, Greece
2006 SINANIDOU, TATIANA
Traffic diversions in the City of Edinburgh to reduce NO2 emissions
2006 SUTCLIFFE, MARK
Review of relevant governance systems and financial mechanisms that could support Africa’s Consolidate Plan of Action for Science and Technology
2006 WYMAN, JERRINE Planning and Participation: An exploratory study of procedural environmental justice in Albany, New York and Edinburgh, Scotland
YEAR STUDENT TITLE
2005 BOBUKH, YULIA Environmental and Health Effects of Airborne Particulate Matter. Current UK standards
2005 DIAMOND, JULIE The Provision of Sustainable Housing in Edinburgh
2005 GAUNT, MARTIN Public acceptability of road user charging: the case of Edinburgh and the 2005 referendum
2005 GRAHAM, COLIN An investigation into the implications of sustainable palm oil for Higaturu Oil Palm Limited and the smallholders of Oro Province PNG
2005 GRANT, STEWART Strengthening Rural Society: Farmer Participation in Development Planning in Uganda
2005 JACOTTIN, MEDERIC The Local Initiatives Support Fund – Senegal: Linking Environmental Management and Poverty Alleviation through the Establishment of Local Level Institutions
2005 KHAN, AYAZ Ecotourism in Scotland - Evaluating Criteria’s for Best Practices
2005 MCCORMICK, NADINE
An investigation into the Contributing Third Party partnerships arising from the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
2005 MORE, OLIVER What is the potential for the Surrey Wildlife Trust to supply and make use of biomass as a renewable source of energy?
2005 REDFERN, EMMA The Role of Partnerships in Community-Based Ecotourism Ventures in Kenya
2005 SUNDBY, ANNA An Investigation of the Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Conservation and Natural Resource Management: a Case Study of Ngamiland, Botswana
2005 XU, WEIHUA Institutional Weakness and Water Scarcity in Yunnan, China – The Application of an Institutional Perspective to Water Management in Lake Dianchi Basin