Fertility and the environment in a natural resource dependent economy: Evidence from Petén, Guatemala

This paper examines potential relations between factors related to fertility and the access to and use of natural resources in Petén, Guatemala. The Petén forms the heart of the Selva Maya, the largest lowland humid forest in Mesoamerica. The rapid in-migration of subsistence maize farmers has co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elizabeth G. Sutherland, David L. Carr, Siân L. Curtis
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Centroamericano de Población 2004-01-01
Series:Población y Salud en Mesoamérica
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44620102