International migration, land use change and the environment in Ixcán, Guatemala

Land Use Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 290-301

  Taylor, Matthew J ^a   Aguilar Støen, Mariel ^b   Castellanos, Edwin ^c   Moran Taylor, Michelle J ^a   Gerkin, Kody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

African palm; Cattle; Forest transition; Guatemala; International migration

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; IXCAN; QUICHE;

BOS;

EID: 84959345750     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.02.024     Document Type: Article

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