Multidimensional characteristics and deforestation: an analysis for the Brazilian Legal Amazon

Weslem Rodrigues Faria (), Admir Antônio Betarelli Júnior () and Rosa Lívia Gonçalves Montenegro ()
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Weslem Rodrigues Faria: Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Admir Antônio Betarelli Júnior: Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Rosa Lívia Gonçalves Montenegro: Federal University of São João Del Rei (UFSJ)

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2019, vol. 53, issue 4, No 13, 1959-1979

Abstract: Abstract The current debate concerning the Legal Amazon in Brazil suggests that deforestation is a multidimensional phenomenon. Many studies have analysed deforestation in this region in the economic and institutional spheres, treating them jointly or separately. However, in addition to including family structure and social aspects, this work seeks to identify the multiple configurations that potentially lead to deforestation. We applied exploratory statistical techniques to analyse the 762 municipalities located in the Legal Amazon and to extract four characteristic dimensions, namely, economic development, family labour farming, property and rural density and openness to trade. One of the main results suggests the logical configuration between high economic development and the number of establishments occupied by squatters, with high rural populations covering 54% of the municipalities analysed, which is highly consistent (84%) with the high deforestation in the Legal Amazon.

Keywords: Deforestation; Legal Amazon; Multivariate analysis; Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 Q15 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-019-00850-4

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