Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para
The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on earth, and has been undergoing rapid deforestation for the last four decades. In the Brazilian Amazon, large-scale pasture for cattle ranching and soybean production are the main land uses, leading to a yearly deforestation rate of 0.5 %. These conversions are mostly located in frontier areas distributed along the so-called "arc of deforestation". Within this large zone, various land use change processes are interacting through several modes of land valuation and organisation. From several case studies in the State of Parà (Brazil), the current project aims at analysing how landscape dynamics are related to infrastructure development, ecological conditions, zoning policies and to the evolution and the organisation of the production, consumption and marketing chains of liverstock products. This paper presents the results for one test site, the region of Sao Felix do Xingu, South of Para. This region is the focus of land speculation, cattle expansion, and deforestation. Road construction, investments in electrical energy, financial credit for cattle, and the land reform policies have all fuelled this process. All these factors make this region one of the most dynamic agricultural frontiers in the Brazilian Amazon. The main objective of the paper is to improve our understanding of deforestation processes by crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics studies, and to characterise the role and impact of various natural and anthropic factors in the location and development of the main types of farmers, and their policy implications (résumé d'auteur)
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dig-cirad-fr-5107022024-01-28T10:52:08Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/510702/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/510702/ Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para. Mertens Benoît, Poccard Chapuis René, Piketty Marie-Gabrielle, Laques Anne-Elisabeth, Venturieri Adriano. 2002. Agricultural Economics, 27 (3) : 269-294.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x> Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para Mertens, Benoît Poccard Chapuis, René Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle Laques, Anne-Elisabeth Venturieri, Adriano eng 2002 Agricultural Economics E11 - Économie et politique foncières K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection déboisement utilisation des terres analyse économique développement agricole impact sur l'environnement changement structurel développement économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4182 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_199 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34340 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2471 Brésil Para Amazonie http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5556 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32372 The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on earth, and has been undergoing rapid deforestation for the last four decades. In the Brazilian Amazon, large-scale pasture for cattle ranching and soybean production are the main land uses, leading to a yearly deforestation rate of 0.5 %. These conversions are mostly located in frontier areas distributed along the so-called "arc of deforestation". Within this large zone, various land use change processes are interacting through several modes of land valuation and organisation. From several case studies in the State of Parà (Brazil), the current project aims at analysing how landscape dynamics are related to infrastructure development, ecological conditions, zoning policies and to the evolution and the organisation of the production, consumption and marketing chains of liverstock products. This paper presents the results for one test site, the region of Sao Felix do Xingu, South of Para. This region is the focus of land speculation, cattle expansion, and deforestation. Road construction, investments in electrical energy, financial credit for cattle, and the land reform policies have all fuelled this process. All these factors make this region one of the most dynamic agricultural frontiers in the Brazilian Amazon. The main objective of the paper is to improve our understanding of deforestation processes by crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics studies, and to characterise the role and impact of various natural and anthropic factors in the location and development of the main types of farmers, and their policy implications (résumé d'auteur) article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/510702/1/document_510702.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2002.tb00121.x |
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The Amazon is the largest tropical forest area on earth, and has been undergoing rapid deforestation for the last four decades. In the Brazilian Amazon, large-scale pasture for cattle ranching and soybean production are the main land uses, leading to a yearly deforestation rate of 0.5 %. These conversions are mostly located in frontier areas distributed along the so-called "arc of deforestation". Within this large zone, various land use change processes are interacting through several modes of land valuation and organisation. From several case studies in the State of Parà (Brazil), the current project aims at analysing how landscape dynamics are related to infrastructure development, ecological conditions, zoning policies and to the evolution and the organisation of the production, consumption and marketing chains of liverstock products. This paper presents the results for one test site, the region of Sao Felix do Xingu, South of Para. This region is the focus of land speculation, cattle expansion, and deforestation. Road construction, investments in electrical energy, financial credit for cattle, and the land reform policies have all fuelled this process. All these factors make this region one of the most dynamic agricultural frontiers in the Brazilian Amazon. The main objective of the paper is to improve our understanding of deforestation processes by crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics studies, and to characterise the role and impact of various natural and anthropic factors in the location and development of the main types of farmers, and their policy implications (résumé d'auteur) |
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E11 - Économie et politique foncières K70 - Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection déboisement utilisation des terres analyse économique développement agricole impact sur l'environnement changement structurel développement économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15590 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4182 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_199 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34340 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2471 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5556 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32372 |
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Mertens, Benoît Poccard Chapuis, René Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle Laques, Anne-Elisabeth Venturieri, Adriano |
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Mertens, Benoît Poccard Chapuis, René Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle Laques, Anne-Elisabeth Venturieri, Adriano |
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Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para |
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Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para |
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Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para |
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Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para |
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Crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the Brazilian Amazon : the case of Sao Félix do Xingu in South Para |
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crossing spatial analyses and livestock economics to understand deforestation processes in the brazilian amazon : the case of sao félix do xingu in south para |
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