Do Roads Cause Deforestation? Using Satellite Images in Econometric Analysis of Land Use

Gerald Nelson and Daniel Hellerstein

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997, vol. 79, issue 1, 80-88

Abstract: In this paper we demonstrate how satellite images and other geographic data can be used to predict land use. A cross-section model of land use is estimated with data for a region in central Mexico. Parameters from the model are used to examine the effects of reduced human activity. If variables that proxy human influence are changed to reflect reduced impact, “forest” area increases and “irrigated crop” area is reduced. Copyright 1997, Oxford University Press.

Date: 1997
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