Do Roads Cause Deforestation? Using Satellite Images in Econometric Analysis of Land Use

This paper demonstrates how satellite images and other geographic data can be used to predict land use. A cross-section model of land use is estimated with data for a region in central Mexico. Parameters from the model are used to examine the effects of reduced human activity. If variables that proxy human influence are changed to reflect reduced impact, “forest” area increases and “irrigated crop” area is reduced

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Nelson, Gerald C.
Other Persons:	Hellerstein, Daniel (contributor)
Publisher:	[2016]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Entwaldung \| Deforestation \| Straßenbau \| Road construction \| Agrarboden \| Agricultural soil \| Theorie \| Theory \| Ökonometrie \| Econometrics \| Mexiko \| Mexico \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Prognoseverfahren \| Forecasting model \| Landnutzung \| Land use