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Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

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Pfaff, A; Robalino, J; Walker, R; Aldrich, S; Caldas, M; Reis, E; Perz, S; Bohrer, C; Arima, E; Laurance, W; Kirby, K
Published in: Journal of Regional Science
February 1, 2007

Understanding the impact of road investments on deforestation is part of a complete evaluation of the expansion of infrastructure for development. We find evidence of spatial spillovers from roads in the Brazilian Amazon: deforestation rises in the census tracts that lack roads but are in the same county as and within 100 km of a tract with a new paved or unpaved road. At greater distances from the new roads the evidence is mixed, including negative coefficients of inconsistent significance between 100 and 300 km, and if anything, higher neighbor deforestation at distances over 300 km. © Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2007.

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Journal of Regional Science

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EISSN

1467-9787

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0022-4146

Publication Date

February 1, 2007

Volume

47

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 123

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3304 Urban and regional planning
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning
 

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Pfaff, A., Robalino, J., Walker, R., Aldrich, S., Caldas, M., Reis, E., … Kirby, K. (2007). Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Regional Science, 47(1), 109–123. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00502.x
Pfaff, A., J. Robalino, R. Walker, S. Aldrich, M. Caldas, E. Reis, S. Perz, et al. “Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.” Journal of Regional Science 47, no. 1 (February 1, 2007): 109–23. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00502.x.
Pfaff A, Robalino J, Walker R, Aldrich S, Caldas M, Reis E, et al. Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Regional Science. 2007 Feb 1;47(1):109–23.
Pfaff, A., et al. “Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.” Journal of Regional Science, vol. 47, no. 1, Feb. 2007, pp. 109–23. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00502.x.
Pfaff A, Robalino J, Walker R, Aldrich S, Caldas M, Reis E, Perz S, Bohrer C, Arima E, Laurance W, Kirby K. Road investments, spatial spillovers, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Journal of Regional Science. 2007 Feb 1;47(1):109–123.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Regional Science

DOI

EISSN

1467-9787

ISSN

0022-4146

Publication Date

February 1, 2007

Volume

47

Issue

1

Start / End Page

109 / 123

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 3304 Urban and regional planning
  • 1604 Human Geography
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning