Population and deforestation in Costa Rica
Population and deforestation in Costa Rica
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1023319327838
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发表时间：
1998-11-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Palloni, A
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作者：
Rosero-Bixby, L;Palloni, A
本文讨论了人口与环境研究和政策中的一个核心争论，即人口的快速增长与热带地区目前正在进行的大规模森林砍伐之间的关联程度。我们利用哥斯达黎加过去四十年的经验来说明主要问题是什么，讨论该国的森林砍伐历史，并介绍传统回归方法和空间分析应用的结果。这些分析使我们能够估计人口和森林砍伐之间的关系的程度，并确定导致它们之间联系的因素。
This paper addresses a central debate in research and policy on population and environment, namely the extent to which rapid population growth is associated with the massive deforestation currently underway in the tropics. We utilize the experience of Costa Rica during the last forty years to illustrate what the main issues are, discuss the history of deforestation in that country, and present results from conventional regression methods and from the application of spatial analyses. These analyses enable us to estimate the magnitude of the relation between population and deforestation and to identify the factors that are responsible for the linkage between them.