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Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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Title Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
 
Creator Kaimowitz, D.
Méndez, P.
Puntodewo, A.
Vanclay, J.K.
 
Subject roads
spatial analysis
economic analysis
geographical information systems
deforestation
markets
tenure systems
policies
 
Description This paper applies a spatial economic regression model to analyze the relation between deforestation in the period from 1989 to 1994 and access to roads and markets, ecological conditions, land tenure, and zoning policies in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The data come from a Geographic Information System (GIS) data base compiled by the Natural Resources Department of the Santa Cruz Government. Locations closer to roads and the City of Santa Cruz and that have more fertile soils have a greater probability of being deforested. The same applies to colonization areas. National parks and forest concessions seem to protect forests. Areas with rainfall levels optimal for soybeans have higher deforestation than drier or wetter areas.
 
Date 2002
2012-06-04T09:06:06Z
2012-06-04T09:06:06Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Kaimowitz, D., Mendez, P., Puntodewo, A., Vanclay, J.K. 2002. Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia . In: Wood, C.H. and Porro, R. (eds.). Land use and deforestation in the Amazon. :41-65. Gainesville, Gainesville, University Press of Florida. University Press of Florida.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18101
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/603
 
Language en
 
Publisher University Press of Florida