Forest clearing in the ecuadorian amazon: A study of patterns over space and time

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 635-659

  Pan, William ^a   Carr, David ^b   Barbieri, Alisson ^c   Bilsborrow, Richard ^d   Suchindran, Chirayath ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Ecuador; Land use; Population policy; Spatial models

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST CLEARANCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND USE PLANNING; POPULATION POLICY; POPULATION SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AMAZONIA; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 35848961475     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-007-9045-6     Document Type: Article

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