Determinants of agricultural intensification and maize productivity in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala

Tropical deforestation is one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. Some theorists, building on agricultural economist Esther Boserup’s work, propose that agricultural intensification through population growth curbs deforestation through limiting extensive forest cutting for agricultura...

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Main Authors: Amy M. Lerner, David López-Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2021-06-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica
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Online Access:http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/23361980.2015.46