Forest conversion to rubber around Sumatran villages in Indonesia: Comparing the impacts of road construction, transmigration projects and population

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Miyamoto, Motoe ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forest conversion; Forest clearing; Indonesia; Population; Road construction; Rubber; Transmigration

Indexed keywords

FOREST CONVERSION; LAND ACQUISITION METHODS; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; TRANSMIGRATION;

CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; RUBBER PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; ROADS; RUBBER;

EID: 33748468756     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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