Determinants of land use in Amazonia: A fine-scale spatial analysis

被引：102

作者：

Chomitz, KM ^{[1
]}

Thomas, TS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] World Bank, Dev Res Grp, Washington, DC 20433 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 2003年 / 85卷 / 04期

关键词：

Amazon; Brazil; deforestation; econometrics; land use; precipitation;

D O I：

10.1111/1467-8276.00504

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

Wetter areas of the Amazon basin exhibit lower rates of agricultural conversion. Previous analyses, using relatively aggregate data on land cover, have been unable to determine the extent to which this reflects limited access versus unfavorable agroclimatic conditions. This article uses census-tract level data for the Brazilian Amazon to relate forest conversion and pasture productivity to precipitation, soil quality, infrastructure and market access, proximity to past conversion, and protection status. The probability that land is used for agriculture or intensively stocked with cattle declines markedly with increasing rainfall, other things equal.

引用

页码：1016 / 1028

页数：13

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