Katja Brinkmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 3729755 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katja Brinkmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katja |
| FAMILY NAME | Brinkmann |
| SIGNATURE | BRINKMANN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kassel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5438-268X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social-ecological conflicts
This paper contributes to the study of other-than-humans in environmental conflicts. In light of the increasing number of environmental conflicts arising from multiple intensifying societal and ecological crises, scholars are calling for nature, or more specifically other-than-humans, to be seen as relevant forces in conflicts. To broaden the anthropocentric understanding of environmental conflicts as social conflicts about nature, we elaborate a…
Land cover transitions and effects of transhumance on available forage biomass of rangelands in Benin
This study examined the effects of transhumance pressure on total abavoe-ground biomass and forage availability on rangelands in Benin. We also investigated the implications of land cover transitions on rangelands over a 31-year period. Our work was carried out in three regions of Benin representing distinct phytogeographic regimes: Ketou, Tchaourou, and Sinende. Ground-truthing and biomass sampling of the herbaceous and phanaerophyte strata were…
Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation
Nature and species conservation often conflict with intensive natural resource or land use. Many protected areas are too small for long-term conservation of viable vertebrate populations, especially in Madagascar, and forests are subject to exploitation for a variety of natural resources. Trying to exclude people from the use of these resources has not been successful during economic, natural, or political crises or when human population growth o…
Effects of socio-economic household characteristics on traditional knowledge and usage of wild yams and medicinal plants in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar
Wild yams play an important role in local food security in the Mahafaly region, especially for poor farmers, and medicinal plants are a primary source of health care for the majority of local people. Our results indicate the influence of socio-economic household characteristics on the use of forest products and its intensity, which should be considered in future management plans for local and regional forest conservation
A Traditional Cultural Landscape in Transformation
Changes in the economies, societies and politics of Europe and across the globe that have taken place since 1990 have started to impact upon ‘transition countries.’ People in the mountainous regions of Eastern Europe have begun to face completely new economic and ecological problems. The increased incorporation of rural subsistence economies into the world market will inevitably lead to socioeconomic change. Decision makers at the national and re…
Effects of socio-economic household characteristics on traditional knowledge and usage of wild yams and medicinal plants in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar
Wild yams play an important role in local food security in the Mahafaly region, especially for poor farmers, and medicinal plants are a primary source of health care for the majority of local people. Our results indicate the influence of socio-economic household characteristics on the use of forest products and its intensity, which should be considered in future management plans for local and regional forest conservation
Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation
Nature and species conservation often conflict with intensive natural resource or land use. Many protected areas are too small for long-term conservation of viable vertebrate populations, especially in Madagascar, and forests are subject to exploitation for a variety of natural resources. Trying to exclude people from the use of these resources has not been successful during economic, natural, or political crises or when human population growth o…
A Traditional Cultural Landscape in Transformation
Changes in the economies, societies and politics of Europe and across the globe that have taken place since 1990 have started to impact upon ‘transition countries.’ People in the mountainous regions of Eastern Europe have begun to face completely new economic and ecological problems. The increased incorporation of rural subsistence economies into the world market will inevitably lead to socioeconomic change. Decision makers at the national and re…
Effects of socio-economic household characteristics on traditional knowledge and usage of wild yams and medicinal plants in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar
Wild yams play an important role in local food security in the Mahafaly region, especially for poor farmers, and medicinal plants are a primary source of health care for the majority of local people. Our results indicate the influence of socio-economic household characteristics on the use of forest products and its intensity, which should be considered in future management plans for local and regional forest conservation
Land cover transitions and effects of transhumance on available forage biomass of rangelands in Benin
This study examined the effects of transhumance pressure on total abavoe-ground biomass and forage availability on rangelands in Benin. We also investigated the implications of land cover transitions on rangelands over a 31-year period. Our work was carried out in three regions of Benin representing distinct phytogeographic regimes: Ketou, Tchaourou, and Sinende. Ground-truthing and biomass sampling of the herbaceous and phanaerophyte strata were…
Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation
Nature and species conservation often conflict with intensive natural resource or land use. Many protected areas are too small for long-term conservation of viable vertebrate populations, especially in Madagascar, and forests are subject to exploitation for a variety of natural resources. Trying to exclude people from the use of these resources has not been successful during economic, natural, or political crises or when human population growth o…
Social-ecological conflicts
This paper contributes to the study of other-than-humans in environmental conflicts. In light of the increasing number of environmental conflicts arising from multiple intensifying societal and ecological crises, scholars are calling for nature, or more specifically other-than-humans, to be seen as relevant forces in conflicts. To broaden the anthropocentric understanding of environmental conflicts as social conflicts about nature, we elaborate a…
Geography (4 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (2 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work)