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