Transportation costs, agricultural expansion and tropical deforestation: Theory and evidence from Peru

The growth of urban areas adjacent to forest areas, as well as international trade growth, has accelerated the demand for food. These areas of growth have led to the deforestation of tropical forests, a process that contributes negatively to climate change, and a decline in the provision of environm...

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Main Authors: Lucich,Iván M, Villena,Mauricio G, Quinteros,María José
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2015
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202015000200003
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