Spatial variation of deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon: A complex theater for agrarian technology, agrarian structure and governance by surveillance

Land Use Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 915-924

  de Souza, Rodrigo Antônio ^a   Miziara, Fausto ^b   de Marco Junior, Paulo ^b  

^a Remote Sensing Center of the Brazilian Inst of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources CSR/IBAMA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural census; Agricultural frontier; Amazon; Deforestation; Low level of agrarian technology; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEFORESTATION; FARMING SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 84864486004     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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