Weinhold, Diana 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0002-9378 and Reis, Eustaquio
(2008)
Transportation costs and the spatial distribution of land use in the Brazilian Amazon.
Global Environmental Change, 18 (1).
pp. 54-68.
ISSN 0959-3780
Abstract
We examine the question of whether reducing transport costs in the Amazon has lead to increased land clearing. Data on land clearing, transport costs and other related variables from 1975 to 1995 is analyzed using econometric approaches that exploit the dynamic time series dimension of the data to control for possible omitted variables and endogeneity. Our results suggest that the impact of changes in transport costs on clearing depends greatly on the initial land use. Specifically, we find that in regions where a greater proportion of the land is already cleared, reducing transport costs can lessen the rate of future clearing. On the other hand, reducing transport costs through areas that have seen little human activity is more likely to increase deforestation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09593... |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 Elsevier |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2009 12:03 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/22987 |
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