Forest Cover Change in Space and Time : Combining the von Thünen and Forest Transition Theories

This paper presents a framework for analyzing tropical deforestation and reforestation using the von Thunen model as its starting point: land is allocated to the use which yields the highest rent, and the rents of various land uses are determined b...

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Main Author:	Angelsen, Arild
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRICE AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ALTERNATIVE USE AVERAGE COSTS BIDDING CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY FORESTRY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CULTIVATION DEFORESTATION DEMAND CURVE DEMAND ELASTICITY DEVALUATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS ECONOMICS OF SCALE ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL EQUILIBRIA EQUILIBRIUM FOREST FOREST CLEARING FOREST CONVERSION FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST LAND FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCT FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY GDP GROWTH THEORY INCOME INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INELASTIC DEMAND INPUT PRICES INPUT USE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR INPUTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAND ECONOMICS LAND OWNER LAND TENURE LAND TENURE SECURITY LAND USE LAND USERS LAND USES LEISURE LOGGING MANAGED FORESTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEMAND MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET SHARE MARKET SUPPLY MARKETING OPEN ACCESS OPPORTUNITY COST OPPORTUNITY COSTS OPTIMIZATION PASTURE PRESENT VALUE PRICE CHANGES PRICE EFFECT PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRICE INCREASE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MAXIMIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS REFORESTATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RETURNS TO SCALE RIVERS SCARCE CAPITAL SOIL SOILS SOUTH AMERICA STATIC THEORY STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY ELASTICITY SUPPLY INCREASE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS SURPLUS SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS THEORETICAL MODELS TIMBER TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TROPICAL FORESTS WAGE RATES WAGES WOODLANDS WORLD MARKET
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7335610/forest-cover-change-space-time-combining-von-thunen-forest-transition-theories http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7147

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7335610/forest-cover-change-space-time-combining-von-thunen-forest-transition-theories
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7147

Forest Cover Change in Space and Time : Combining the von Thünen and Forest Transition Theories

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