Out-migration and land-use change in agricultural frontiers: Insights from Altamira settlement project

Population and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-68

  VanWey, Leah K ^a   Guedes, Gilvan R ^b,c   D'Antona, Álvaro O ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE VALE DO RIO DOCE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural investment; Brazilian Amazon; Credit constraint; Land use; LUCC; Migration; Remittances

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CREDIT PROVISION; FRONTIER REGION; INVESTMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MIGRATION; REMITTANCE;

ALTAMIRA; AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL];

EID: 84865825515     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-011-0161-1     Document Type: Article

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