Analyzing spatial hierarchies in remotely sensed data: Insights from a multilevel model of tropical deforestation

Land Use Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-236

  Vance, Colin ^a   Iovanna, Rich ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural households; Mexico; Multilevel models; Satellite data; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECONOMETRICS; NATURE CONSERVATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646802974     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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