Geographic modelers frequently compare maps of observed land transitions to maps of simulated land transitions to relate the patterns in reference maps to the output from a simulation model. Pixel-by-pixel analysis of raster maps at a single resolution is useful for this task at a single scale, b...
Pontius, R.G. Jr
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Peethambaram, S.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Comparison of three maps at multiple resolutions: a case study of land change simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam]
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Comparison of three maps at multiple resolutions: a case study of land change simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam
Will the practice of collecting wild honey wearing no clothes become a widespread practice in Zimbabwe? Or will beekeeping take over as the main way that people acquire honey? Both practices impact on forest resources; how can the foresters influence the uptake of these ideas?. This paper describ...
Haggith, M.
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Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Ritchie, B.
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Thomson, A.
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Mudavanhu, H.
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[Infectious ideas: modelling the diffusion of ideas across social networks]
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Infectious ideas: modelling the diffusion of ideas across social networks
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 ...
Soest, D.P. van
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Bulte, E.H.
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Angelsen, A.
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Kooten, G.C. van
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[Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level]
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Technological change and tropical deforestation: a perspective at the household level
Because enforcement of forestry law has become extremely difficult in Indonesia, a ban on export of logs has been suggested as a means of controlling over-harvest and illegal logging. A model of a log export ban can help us visualize its effects on the forestry sector. The model consists of simpl...
Environmental sustainability and poverty are some of the most important targets in the United Nations Millenium Development Goals. However, the relationship between employment and forestry development is unclear, especially when it comes to illegal logging. This study aims to generate projections...
Purnomo, H.
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[Trends and future scenarios of forestry and other land uses employment in Indonesia: a modeling approach]
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Trends and future scenarios of forestry and other land uses employment in Indonesia: a modeling approach
This article presents the results of a methodology based on an extensive sociological fieldwork in three different sites settled along a gradient of aridity in Nigerien Sahel. This fieldwork led to build a set of rules for the behaviour of individuals in non-pastoralist villages. We implemented t...
Saqalli, M.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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Bielders, Charles L.
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Defourny, Pierre
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[Testing the impact of social forces on the evolution of Sahelian farming systems: a combined agent-based modeling and anthropological approach]
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Testing the impact of social forces on the evolution of Sahelian farming systems: a combined agent-based modeling and anthropological approach
Teak furniture business development aims at achieving the three millenium development goals of global partnership, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability. A value chain of teak furniture connects teak growers with furniture retailers in Europe, the United States and Japan. It distri...
Purnomo, H.
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[Teak furniture and business responsibility: a global value chain dynamics approach]
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Teak furniture and business responsibility: a global value chain dynamics approach
During the decade a 'new rangeland science' has emerged. One of the tenets of this science is that pastoralists should not adhere to a single conservative stocking rate but rather, adopt an opportunistic strategy where numbers will fluctuate widely in response to good and bad seasons. It is furth...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Dore, D.
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Luckert, M.
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Mukamuri, B.
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Gambiza, J.
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[Economic comparisons of livestock production in communal grazing lands in Zimbabwe]
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Economic comparisons of livestock production in communal grazing lands in Zimbabwe
This articles included in this special section focus on the ecological and economic interactions of woodland use in Western Zimbabwe. One of the aims was to investigate the use of modeling to achieve integration among disciplines. The integrated model draws on the models in the different papers c...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Costanza, R.
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Belt, M. van den
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[Special section: land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: introduction, overview and synthesis]
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Special section: land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: introduction, overview and synthesis
This paper use a conceptual box-and-arrow model for understanding woodland use in Zimbabwe in the context of the complex ecological-social-economic system of which it is part. Central themes within the model are: the policy framework; local institutions; land pressures; rural-urban relationships;...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Goebel, A.
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Standa-Gunda, W.
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Mukamuri, B.
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Veenan, M.
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[A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe]
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A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe