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