Dynamics of forest deforestation in the amazon of pará: an approach centered in space econometry
This article aims to theoretically discuss the main factors responsible for the dynamics of forest clearing in the Amazon of ofPará, an approach perspective performed through spatial econometrics. The basic hypothesis is that the expansion of the agricultural frontier is the conductive element...
| Autor principal: | CARVALHO, André Cutrim |
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| Outros Autores: | SILVA, Raimundo Nelson Souza da, FILGUEIRAS, Gisalda Carvalho, CARVALHO, Abner Vilhena de, FREITAS, Tatiana Pará Monteiro de, BENTES, Elisabeth dos Santos |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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International Journal of Development Research
2023
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br:8080/jspui/handle/2011/15211 |
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This article aims to theoretically discuss the main factors responsible for the dynamics of forest
clearing in the Amazon of ofPará, an approach perspective performed through spatial
econometrics. The basic hypothesis is that the expansion of the agricultural frontier is the
conductive element from forest deforestation phenomenon in Pará. In this context, the spatial
econometrics served as an extremely important tool to measure, from the results obtained in
spatial econometric model the effects that the forest clearing has led in Pará. The main conclusion
is that the increased expansion of cattle ranching in the Amazon frontier driven by demand from
abroad has directly influenced the increase of deforestation, hindering the development of
sustainable activity in the region.The period chosen for the spatial econometric analysis covers the
years 2000 and 2008 due to high forest deforestation rate in the state of Pará. |