Integrating survey and remote sensing data to analyze land use at a fine scale: Insights from agricultural households in the Brazilian Amazon

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-137

  Caviglia Harris, Jill L ^a   Harris, Daniel ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Households; Land use; Remote sensing data; Survey data

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

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EID: 40749154354     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017607312815     Document Type: Article

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