Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian amazon: A qualitative comparative analysis

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-282

  Scouvart, M ^a   Adams, R T ^b   Caldas, M ^c   Dale, V ^d   Mertens, B ^e   Nedelec, V ^f   Pacheco, P ^g   Rihoux, B ^a   Lambin, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e World Resources Institute   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^g INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA AMBIENTAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Causal complexity; Configurational comparison; Deforestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012977295     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17474230701785929     Document Type: Article

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