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Jessica Thorn
Dr. Jessica ThornMountain Sentinels Network
Colorado State University
CH-
Switzerland
E-mail: jessica.thorn(at)colostate.edu
Additional functions:
Mountain Sentinels Collaborative Network postdoctoral scientist,
Visiting Scientist PLUS
Key Publications of Jessica Thorn (up to ten) :
1. Thorn, J., Romeau-Dalmau, C., Helfgott, J., and Willis, K. “A methodological framework to assess ecosystem processes, goods and services in agricultural landscapes: The Rapid Ecosystem Service Assessment Technique ” (Submitted).
2. Thorn, J., and Thornton, T. “Repositories of agricultural biodiversity conservation in multifunctional landscapes in the Terai Plains of Nepal” (Submitted).
3. Helfgott, A., Bailey, M, Sova, M., Thorn, J., Chaudhury, A., Kok, K., Vervoort, J. “Changing climates, exploratory scenarios and Farms of the Future” (Submitted).
4. Thorn, J., Friedmann, R., Benz, D., Willis, K. and Petrokofsky, G. (2016) “What evidence exists for the effectiveness of on-farm conservation land management strategies for preserving ecosystem services in developing countries? A systematic map”. Environmental Evidence. 5(13):1-29.
5. Thorn, J., Snaddon, J., Kok, K., Waldron, A., Zhou, W., Bhagwat, S., Willis, K., and Petrokofsky, G. (2015) “How effective are on-farm conservation land management strategies for preserving ecosystem services in developing countries? A systematic map protocol.” Environmental Evidence. 4 (11): 1-12.
6. Thorn, J., Thornton, T. F., and Helfgott, A. (2015) “Autonomous adaptation to global environmental change in peri-urban settlements: Evidence of a growing culture of innovation and revitalization in Mathare Valley Slums, Nairobi”. Global Environmental Change, 31 (March): 121-131.
7. Thorn, J. and Oldfield. S. (2012) “A politics of land occupation: a perspective on state practice and everyday mobilization in Zille Raine Heights, Cape Town”. Journal of African Studies, 46 (5): 518-530.
8. Bourke, L., Butcher, S., Chisonga, N., Clarke, J., Davies, F, and Thorn. J. (2009) “Fieldwork stories: negotiating positionality, power and purpose”. Feminist Africa, 13: 95-105.
9. Jones, E., Arango, D., Ramirez-Villegas, J., Bonilla-Findji, O., Bailey, M., Chaudhury, A., Sova, C., Thorn, J., Helfgott, A., and Jarvis, A. (2014) Farms of the future guidelines. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
10. Thorn, J. (2013) “Impact Evaluation for Farms of the Future, Nepal and Systemic Integrated Adaptation.” CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) – Theme 1 Adaptation to Long-term Climate Change. Copenhagen, Denmark. October.
Expertise of Jessica Thorn:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Biosphere | Plants |
| Animals | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Food Security | |
| Water | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Politics/Law | Adaptation |
| Topic Society | Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability | |
| Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires | |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Literature Study | |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building | |
| Program Coordination / Management | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions | |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management | |
| Africa | |
| Europe (including Eastern Europe) | |
| Latin America |
Specialties of Jessica Thorn:
Climate change science; adaptation & ecology; Functional diversity & ecosystem services; Agricultural rural development; Agro-ecology; Ethnobotany; Participatory socio-ecological modelling (bayesian networks, systems dynamics, scenarios and backcasting); Environmental evidence & systematic review methodologies; Informal settlement disaster resilience
Last update: 11/11/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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