Land Use Change and Economic Opportunity in Amazonia: An Agent-based Model

Economic changes such as rising açaí prices and the availability of off-farm employment are transforming the landscape of the Amazonian várzea, subject to decision-making at the farming household level. Land use change results from complex human-environment interactions which can be addressed by an...

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Main Author: Cabrera, Arthur Raymond
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4677