Land and leña: Linking transnational migration, natural resources, and the environment in Guatemala

Population and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-215

  Moran Taylor, Michelle J ^a   Taylor, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Firewood; Guatemala; International migration; Natural resources; Remittances; Transnational migration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION MIGRATION; REMITTANCE; RURAL POPULATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; RESOURCE USE;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650419015     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-010-0125-x     Document Type: Article

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