The role of intensification in minimizing cropland and slowing deforestation is often disputed.
We make a broad distinction between technology-induced and market-induced …

Although widely studied, deforestation remains a common research topic. The relationship
between economic development and deforestation is still in question. This paper presents a …

In a relatively small but growing body of literature in political science and environmental
studies, scholars debate the effect of democracy on environmental degradation. Some …

This paper examines forest income among rural dwellers in one of Malawi's most densely
populated districts, Chiradzulu. 160 households were interviewed in two sites, only 20 km …

Unlike most Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) studies which focus on narrow measures
of pollution as proxies for environmental quality, we test the validity of the EKC using the …

Identifying drivers of deforestation in tropical biodiversity hotspots is critical to assess threats
to particular ecosystems and species and proactively plan for conservation. We analyzed …

This paper investigates the relationship between economic growth, biodiversity loss and
efforts to conserve biodiversity using a combination of panel and cross section data. If …

Recent evidence suggests that special interest groups significantly affect tropical
deforestation through lobbying. We develop an open-economy model in which resource …

We examine the emergence of land markets and their effects on forest land appropriation by
farm households in Jambi Province, Sumatra, using micro-level data covering land use and …

This article addresses land-cover and land-use dynamics from the perspective of regional
science and economic geography. It first provides an account of the so-called spatially …