Turning the curve: A critical review of Kuznets approaches

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Roy Chowdhury, Rinku ^a   Moran, Emilio F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Environmental Kuznets curve; Forest transition theory; Mexico; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; KUZNETS CURVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PLANNING THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRAZIL; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79960191197     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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