Will intensifying the road network around market areas produce greater economic returns and less environmental damage than extending the road network into new areas?Rural roads promote economic development but also facilitate deforestation. To explore the trade-offs between development and environmental damage posed by road building, Chomitz and Gray develop and estimate a spatially explicit model of land use.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1995Belize, Latin America and the Caribbean
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1994Colombia, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1994Mozambique, Poland, Slovakia, United States of America, Hungary, Mexico, Italy
The forestry and forest industries sectors have been borne on the tide of this wider reform. This issue of Unasylva offers an analysis of experiences with regard to forestry in transitional economies, with the aim of facilitating an understanding of the important issues involved in the process.
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