Human carrying capacity estimation in Brazilian Amazonia as a basis for sustainable development

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-282

  Fearnside, Philip M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; Human carrying capacity; Human population; Rain forest; Tropical agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREST; LAND USE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TROPICS;

EID: 0031470162     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892997000350     Document Type: Article

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