Carbon emissions from land-use change an analysis of causal factors in Chiapas, Mexico
This study examines the correlation between deforestation, carbon dioxide emissions and potential causal factors of land-use change within an area of 2.7 million ha in Chiapas, southernMexico between 1975 and 1996. Digitized land-use maps and interpreted satellite images were used to quantify land-use changes. Geo-referenced databases of population and digitized maps of roads and topography were used to determine which factors could be used to explain observed changes in landuse. The study analyzed the relationship between carbon emissions during this period and two types of possible causal factors: 'predisposing' factors that determine the susceptibility of a particular area of forest to change (slope, distance to agriculture and roads, land tenure) and 'driving' factors representing the pressures for change (population density, poverty).
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Deforestación, Captura de carbono, Conservación de bosques, Artfrosur, |
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