Poverty dynamics, ecological endowments, and land use among smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon

Social Science Research

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-91

  Guedes, Gilvan R ^b   VanWey, Leah K ^a   Hull, James R ^a   Antigo, Mariangela ^b   Barbieri, Alisson F ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Land use; Natural capital; Poverty; Road accessibility; Simulation

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BRAZIL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INCOME; NATURAL RESOURCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RIVER; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOIL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BRAZIL; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INCOME; NATURAL RESOURCES; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY; RIVERS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOIL; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84885362846     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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