International labor migration from a tropical development frontier globalizing households and an incipient forest transition. The Southern Yucatán case
This study documents labor migration and its impacts on household income, material well-being, and land-use practices in Mexico's southern Yucatán and examines the relation of labor migration to local forest recovery. Drawing on a 203-household survey in 14 communities, we contrast migrating and non-migrating households, showing that migration earnings substitute for agricultural earnings and that migrating households cultivate significantly less farmland. A larger percentage of migrating households maintain pasture, but, on average, not more hectares.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Cambio de uso de la tierra, Migración, Artfrosur, |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | This study documents labor migration and its impacts on household income, material well-being, and land-use practices in Mexico's southern Yucatán and examines the relation of labor migration to local forest recovery. Drawing on a 203-household survey in 14 communities, we contrast migrating and non-migrating households, showing that migration earnings substitute for agricultural earnings and that migrating households cultivate significantly less farmland. A larger percentage of migrating households maintain pasture, but, on average, not more hectares. |
|---|