Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level

This paper analysis the effects of technological change in agriculture on forest clearing by households in developing countries. The possible effects are found to be many and diverse, depending on the type of change and the institutional context. It concludes that agricultural intensification is cer...

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Autores principales: Soest, D.P. van, Bulte, E.H., Angelsen, A., Kooten, G.C. van
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18821
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author Soest, D.P. van
Bulte, E.H.
Angelsen, A.
Kooten, G.C. van
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description This paper analysis the effects of technological change in agriculture on forest clearing by households in developing countries. The possible effects are found to be many and diverse, depending on the type of change and the institutional context. It concludes that agricultural intensification is certainly not the panacea that some believe it to be.
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spelling CGSpace188212025-01-24T14:20:58Z Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level Soest, D.P. van Bulte, E.H. Angelsen, A. Kooten, G.C. van deforestation agriculture land use intensification technology agricultural households models This paper analysis the effects of technological change in agriculture on forest clearing by households in developing countries. The possible effects are found to be many and diverse, depending on the type of change and the institutional context. It concludes that agricultural intensification is certainly not the panacea that some believe it to be. 2002 2012-06-04T09:08:51Z 2012-06-04T09:08:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18821 en van Soest, D.P., Bulte, E.H., Angelsen, A., van Kooten, G.C. 2002. Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level . Environment and Development Economics 7 (2) :269-280. ISSN: 1355-770X.
spellingShingle deforestation
agriculture
land use
intensification
technology
agricultural households
models
Soest, D.P. van
Bulte, E.H.
Angelsen, A.
Kooten, G.C. van
Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title_full Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title_fullStr Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title_full_unstemmed Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title_short Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
title_sort technological change and tropical deforestation a perspective at the household level
topic deforestation
agriculture
land use
intensification
technology
agricultural households
models
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18821
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