Deprived land-use intensification in shifting cultivation: The population pressure hypothesis revisited

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-165

  Pascual, Unai ^a   Barbier, Edward B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallow crisis; Mexico; Population pressure; Rebound effect; Shifting cultivation; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; POPULATION DENSITY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 33646869490     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0864.2006.00115.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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