Modeling deforestation at distinct geographic scales and time periods in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-296

  Mertens, Benoît ^a   Kaimowitz, David ^b   Puntodewo, Atie ^b   Vanclay, Jerry ^c   Mendez, Patricia ^d  

^a Ctr for International Forestry Res   (France)

^b Ctr for International Forestyr Res   (Indonesia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UTD PLUS Prefectura Depto Sta Cruz ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Agriculture development; Amazon; Bolivia; Deforestation; Frontier; Spatial analysis; Tenure systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; DEFORESTATION; LAND TENURE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BOLIVIA; SANTA CRUZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3142729053     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017604266027     Document Type: Article

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