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Dynamics of indirect land-use change: empirical evidence from Brazil

Andrade de Sa, Saraly, Di Falco, Salvatore and Palmer, Charles ORCID: 0000-0002-1252-179X (2013) Dynamics of indirect land-use change: empirical evidence from Brazil. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 65 (3). pp. 377-393. ISSN 0095-0696

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.jeem.2013.01.001

Abstract

The expansion of a given land use may affect deforestation directly if forests are cleared to free land for this use, or indirectly, via the displacement of other land-use activities from non-forest areas towards the forest frontier. Unlike direct land conversion, indirect land-use changes affecting deforestation are not immediately observable. They require the linking of changes occurring in different regions. This paper empirically assesses the possible indirect effects of sugarcane expansion in Brazil's state of São Paulo, on forest conversion decisions in the country's Amazon region. Further, it examines the evidence for a mechanism through which these effects might materialize, namely a displacement of cattle ranching activities from São Paulo state to the Amazon. The results suggest a positive relationship between sugarcane expansion and deforestation. This indirect land-use effect is shown to be a dynamic process materializing over 10-15 years.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-enviro...
Additional Information: © 2013 Elsevier
Divisions: Geography & Environment
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited: 01 Feb 2013 15:59
Last Modified: 25 Feb 2024 04:36
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/48240

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