Can intensification of cattle ranching reduce deforestation in the Amazon? Insights from an agent-based social-ecological model

F Müller-Hansen, J Heitzig, JF Donges, MF Cardoso… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Deforestation in the Amazon with its vast consequences for the ecosystem and climate is
largely related to subsequent land use for cattle ranching. In addition to conservation …

A complex systems perspective on land-use dynamics in the Amazon: patterns, agents, networks

F Müller-Hansen - 2018 - edoc.hu-berlin.de
This thesis investigates how to model and analyze human-nature interactions using the
example of deforestation and land-use change in the Brazilian Amazon. Deforestation of …