Research by Previous Students

Overview
  • Master’s Degree Theses

    2022
    Sustainable Public Procurement: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Japan

    Human Security and Coastal Disaster Risk Governance: A Case Study of Conflicts over Seawall Construction at Katoku in Amami-Oshima Island, Japan

    Tracing the Erased: An Exploratory Study of Queer Exclusionary Discourse within the Workplace

    Establishing the Cause-effect Relationship within the Ngong River Ecosystem: A Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response Analysis

    Evaluating the Enabling Environment for Free, Active, and Meaningful Participation in Water and Sanitation Management in Urban Areas of Kabul, Afghanistan

    Multi-stakeholder Perceptions Analysis of Protected Agriculture for Vegetable Production in Sri Lanka

    Labour Force and Gender: Does it Play a Role in the Palm Oil Industry

    “The Doom of The Homo Sapiens:” Climate Change Framing and Framing Interactions on Facebook in Vietnam

    Materiality Matters: Examining the Relationship between Quality of Materiality Disclosure and Sustainability Performance

    The Effectiveness of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Initiatives for Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Communities in Malawi

    2021
    Planning a Participatory Video Facilitation Course as an Adaptable Resource for Sustaining Resilience in Arctic Youth

    Women Empowerment and Food Security in Rural Ghanaian Communities: Evidence from Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs)

    Value Changes in Indigenous Baka Communities due to forest use and cover change in Cameroon

    Institutions and Policies for Equitable Natural Resource Access: Comparative Analysis of Community Based Forest Management Systems in Nepal

    Reconstructing Climate Change Communication on Social Media: An Analysis of Frames and Framing on Twitter During COP21

    Assessment of Fluvial Flood Risk and Capacity to Respond under Hypothetical Infectious Disease Outbreak – A case study of Danang city and COVID-19

    Towards Sustainable Urban Mobility in the Post-COVID-19 World: A Possible Future for Transit-Oriented Cities

    Disaster Risk Reduction Education: Assessing School Safety Towards Haze Pollution in Indonesia

    The Impacts on Local Communities and Wildlife Conservation as Seen Through Tourism Sites in Japan

    2020
    Empty Chairs and Empty Tables: The role of the Tochigi Food Bank Network and an exploration of its sustainability

    Rights-Based Approach to Colombia’s NDCs through the lenses of Amazon indigenous peoples: A case study from Caqueta and Putumayo

    Influences on an Older Person’s Capability to Adopt Lifestyle Actions, in Contribution to Achieving The Sustainable Development Goals

    Adaptation Strategies Adopted by Indigenous Community for Sustainable Livelihood in Response to the Changing Climate: A Case Study of Sherpa Community from Lukla, Nepal

    Food Security and Oil Palm Development under the High Carbon Stock Voluntary Certification Assessment in Tropical Forest Communities of North-Western Liberia

    Ignored No More: Integrating Urban Internally Displaced Persons (uIDPs) Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Cities

    Governance of Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Local Development Planning: A case of Land-Use Planning in the Philippines

    Climate Compatible Development for Village Community in Indonesia: An Assessment at the National Level on Expenditure and Policy Interplay

    Social acceptance of renewable energy development in Tanzania: Solar energy-Economic development nexus at the community level A case of Solar PV development in Dodoma City

    Human Perception and Public Policy: Development, Integration, and Urbanization in the Brazilian Amazon

    Tackling Food Loss and Waste in Japan: Assessing the Sustainability Impacts of ICT-mediated Surplus Food Sharing

    2019
    Monitoring the Process of Implementation of the Public Policy on Climate Change

    Policy Implications of Flood Management in an Urban Context

    From Recycling to Sustainable Consumption & Production

    Generational Perceptions and Learning of Ecosystem Services

    Evaluation of the Nexus between Financial Inclusion and Social Capital

    Pathways to Family Resilience: A Case Study of Post-Typhoon Ketsana Relocation

    Building Climate Resilient Community with Empowering Women

    Transformation for Resilience Building: Capability and Agency in Surat City

    Impacts of Future Changes in Climate and Water Demands on Water Resources

    The Health and Carbon Effects of a Bike Sharing System

    2018
    Integrative Assessment of Stormwater Infiltration Practices in Rapidly Urbanising Cities: A Case of Lucknow city, India

    The Impact of Youth Participation in Urban Agriculture on Biophilia Levels and Affinity towards Environmental Sustainability

    Low Carbon Technology Transfer: The Case of the Sri Lankan Electric Three-Wheeler

    Story of the Land and its Peoples: South and Southeast Asia’s Indigenous Land Rights

    A Study on Household Water Consumption and Management in Jaffna and Insights for Groundwater Management with the Participation of Households

    Urban Community Gardens: Enhancing Household Food Security and Ecosystem Services in Masvingo and Mutare Urban Areas, Zimbabwe

    Land Cover Change Impacts on Sedimentation and Communities in Shwegyin Watershed, Myanmar

    2017
    Analyses of Perceived Value, Views, and Preferences on the Benefits of Ecosystem Services to Inform Comprehensive Land Use Planning in Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines

    Identification of Critical Location for Enhancing Groundwater Recharge in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Community Ecosystem Services Valuation and Mapping of Landscape Values under Different Protection Category: The Case of Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape and Seascape, Taytay, Palawan, Philippines

    Integrated Spatial Modeling for Land Use Management: Addressing Challenges Of Urban Sustainability

    Effect of Climate Change and Urban Development on the Future Water Quality of Urban Rivers in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Assessment of Traditional and Local Knowledge (TLK) for Disaster Risk Reduction in Flood and Drought Prone Communities in Northern Ghana

    Explaining the Diffusion of LED Lighting Technology in India and its Significance for Future South-South Transfer through Innovation Systems and Low Carbon Technology Transfer Approach

    2016
    Future Scenarios for Forest Ecosystem Management in Myanmar

    Food Security and Gender Equality under Industrial Crop Expansion in Ethiopia and Ghana

    Landscape Measures for Flood Adaptation and Water Resource Management Case study of Malwathu Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka

    Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage Systems in Yato Watershed

    Integrated Urban Water Management Scenario Modeling: An Approach towards Sustainable Water Governance in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

    Evaluation of the Impact of Climate and Land Use Change on the Hydrologic Response and Stability of the Ifugao Rice Terraces

    Food Waste Generation, Utilization and Management in the Tamale Metropolis: Composting Potential for Enhancing Agriculture in Urban and Peri-Urban Semi-arid Ghana

    2015
    Education for Disaster Risk Reduction: Insights on Risk Communication from Ghana’s Basic Schools

    Corporate Responses to Climate Change: Comparative Analysis of the US, the UK, and Japan Using CDP Disclosure Forms

    Social Media Activism and Participation: A Case Study for Social and Climate Change Movements

    Towards Water Security in the Hani Rice Terraces, China: Resource Analysis and Water Management

    The Role of Mangrove Ecosystem in Flood Risk Reduction: The Case Study of Tana Delta, Kenya

    Assessment of Land Use Change Effect On Plant Biodiversity In a Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone: Case Study in the Tolon District, Northern Ghana

    ESD + IP: Rethinking the Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development and Its Relevance to Indigenous Youth

    An Assessment of Carbon Stock in the Muyong Forest Management System and the Feasibility of REDD-Plus in the Nagacadan Terrace Cluster, Ifugao

     

    Doctoral Dissertations

    2022
    Brave New Worlds: Private Sector Solutions for Sustainable Development Through ICT for ESD

    Urban Agriculture as an Open Space Management Strategy in Long-term Urban Planning in Developing Countries

    2021
    Urban public transport experimentation for low carbon mobility transitions in Jakarta, Indonesia

    The Contribution of Sugarcane Farming to Household Food-Energy-Water Security in Dryland Agricultural Areas in Zimbabwe

    Impact of Urban River Commons Governance on Urban Ecosystem Services Provisioning: A Social-Ecological System Dynamics Approach

    2020
    The role of the water environment in urban areas and its significance to the urban economy

    Assessing the supply and demand of Urban Green Space’s in urbanizing city of Nagpur, India

    Sustainable urban-rural linkages: A comparative study of potential solutions for enhancing agricultural extension services in Ghana and Zambia

    2019
    Food Security and Multidimensional Poverty in Selected Khat and Coffee-Growing Areas

    2018
    Interlinkage of Large-scale Sugarcane Plantations, Household Food Security, Biodiversity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ethiopia

    2017
    Local Knowledge in Rural Livelihoods and Forest Resource Utilization in Northwestern Myanmar

    Climate Downscaling and Seasonal Prediction with Statistical Models

    2016
    Examining the Sustainability of Material Flows in Shea Production Systems in Northern Ghana

    Unified Loss Functions for Pre-flood Disaster Damage Modelling

    2015
    Provisioning Ecosystem Services Utilization and Management in Northern Ghana: A Community-based Assessment

    Assessment of On-site Facilities Performance for Sustainable Urban Water Management Using Uncertainty Analysis in Forecasting

    Rainfall Forecast Improvement for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction