The study concludes that theories and methods used in EIA insufficiently and inappropriately incorporate a conceptual framework which would be able to reflect, qualify or quantify the needs of nomadic-pastoral land users. One of the significant findings to emerge from this study is that EIA impact prediction should consider grazing areas as a dynamic space and should examine the relationship between fine-scale and broad-scale herding mobility when calculating pastoral areas affected by the projects as well as it should consider the livestock composition, the number of animals and households at campsites as they all have direct effects on each other. This work contributes to the discussion on EIA theory-building as it investigated for the first time how conceptually EIA addresses impacts associated with nomadic-pastoral land use. Whilst emphasizing the importance of mobility in nomadic pastoralism, this study also quantified for the first time the effects of and relationships between grazing areas, herding mobility, and herd size and composition.
The virtual PhD defense was chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Drewes. The candidate gave a 20-minute presentation on her research findings, which was followed by a rigorous and interactive discussion with Prof. Dr. Eva Schlecht and Prof. Dr. Walter Timo de Vries.
The PhD defence was attended by:
MSc. Bayarmaa Byambaa (Candidate)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Drewes, TUM Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Walter Timo de Vries, TUM Chair of Land Management (Supervisor)
Prof. Dr. Eva Schlecht, Head of Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, Universität Kassel (External Examiner)
Dr. Arch. Pamela Duran Diaz, TUM Chair of Land Management (PhD Programme Coordinator)
MSc. Anthony Agboeze, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Pierre Damien Ntihinyurwa, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Vineet Chaturvedi, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Zulqadri Ansar, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Prince Donkor Ameyaw, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Walter Dachaga, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. Bouchra Lamhamedi, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
MSc. David Adade, TUM Chair of Land Management (Doctoral Researcher)
The TUM Chair of Land Management, its staff and students congratulate Dr.-Ing Bayarmaa Byambaa on this new achievement and we wish her success in all her professional and personal endeavors.
Dr.-Ing Bayarmaa Byambaa is currently working on several consultancy projects with the Mongolian Government and International Organizations, including housing and environmental issues. The Chair looks forward to future collaborations with Dr.-Ing Bayarmaa Byambaa to engage her expertise in advancing Land Management science and practice.