Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article tracks some of the major myths on driving forces of land-cover change and proposes alternative pathways of change that ...
Lambin, E.F.
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Turner, B.L.
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Geist, H.J.
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Agbola, S.J.
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Angelsen, A.
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Bruce, J.W.
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Coomes, O.T.
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Dirzo, R.
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Fischer, G.
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Folke, C.
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[The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths]
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The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths
The authors used a configurational comparative approach, the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), to study multiple causal interactions characterizing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Their data set is based on seven local case studies at three time periods. Results reveal a limited numb...
Scouvart, M.
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Adams, R.T.
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Caldas, M.
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Dale, V.
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Mertens, B.
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Nédélec, V.
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Pacheco, P.
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Rihoux, B.
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative comparative analysis]
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Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: a qualitative comparative analysis
Geographic information system techniques were used in combination with remote sensing data to define the net commercial value of standing timber at two sites (Batouri and Bertoua) in the East province of Cameroon. Observed forest cover modifications for the two sites were assessed in relation to ...
Mertens, B.
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Forni, E.
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Prediction of the impact of logging activities on forest cover: a case study in East province of Cameroon]
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Prediction of the impact of logging activities on forest cover: a case study in East province of Cameroon
When urban areas expand without concomitant increases in wastewater treatment capacity, vast quantities of wastewater are released to surface waters with little or no treatment. Downstream of many urban areas are large areas of irrigated croplands reliant on these same surface water sources. Case...