Population dynamics and tropical deforestation: State of the debate and conceptual challenges

Population and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-113

  Carr, David L ^a   Suter, Laurel ^a   Barbieri, Alisson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Demography; Land use cover change (LUCC); Population

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 33645377750     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-005-0014-x     Document Type: Review

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