Do roads cause deforestation? Using satellite images in econometric analysis of land use

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-88

  Nelson, Gerald C ^a   Hellerstein, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic data; Land use; Remotely sensed data; Spatial econometrics

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND USE PATTERN; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

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EID: 0031411844     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1243944     Document Type: Article

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