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UNINA9910808451903321 |
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Autore |
Margulis Sergio |
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Titolo |
Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis |
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Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-08599-1 |
9786610085996 |
0-585-48644-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxiii, 77 pages : map ; ; 26 cm |
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Collana |
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World Bank working paper ; ; no. 22 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deforestation - Brazil |
Deforestation - Amazon River Region |
Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil |
Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Second Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Motivation for the Study -- 2. Deforestation and Land Use in Amazonia: Evidence of Large Scale Cattle Ranching -- Temporal Trend of Deforestation -- Spatial Patterns at the Municipal Level -- Evolution of Land Use in Legal Amazonia -- Contribution of Large and Small Deforested Areas to Overall Deforestation -- Evolution of the Cattle Herd -- Socioeconomic Benefits from Deforestation: Early Evidence -- 3. Different Frontiers and Their Economic and Social Dynamics: Determinants of Amazon Occupation -- Expansion of the "Speculative Frontier" and the Deforestation Process -- Determinants of Land Occupation in Amazonia: An Econometric Model -- 4. The Microeconomics of Beef Cattle Ranching in Amazonia -- The Beef Cattle Economy in Amazonia: Brief Background -- Field Research -- Technical Parameters Adopted -- Production Costs: Pastures -- Net Income per Hectare -- Analysis of Yield -- Mathematical Modeling -- Some Simulations -- Final Considerations and Trends -- 5. Social Costs and Benefits of Deforestation -- Government Incentives: Subsidies as a Basis for Cattle Ranching and Deforestation? -- Estimate of Economic |
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(Social) Costs of Deforestation in Amazonia -- Sustainable Alternatives: Comparing Costs and Benefits -- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Main Results: Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Annex: Socioeconomic Development in Brazilian Amazonia -- References -- TABLES -- Table 1: Evolution of Land Use in Legal Amazonia in Census Years (percent)\ -- Table 2: Evolution of Land Use in the cerrado -- Table 3: Property Rights in Legal Amazonia, in Census Years (percent of Geographic Area). |
Table 4: Distribution of the Number and Area Occupied by Establishments in Legal Amazonia, According to Size, Average for 1970-95 -- Table 5: Average Size of Deforested Plots, 1996-99 (in percentage terms) -- Table 6: Percentage Contribution of Plot Sizes to Deforestation per State, Average 1997-99 -- Table 7: Evolution of the Cattle Herd (1990-2000) (thousand animals) -- Table 8: Evolution of Per Capita Rural Income in the States of Legal Amazonia, 1970-95 (1995 US dollars) -- Table 9: Evolution of Beef Exports and Per Capita Consumption in Brazil (1995-2000) -- Table 10: Size of the Properties and Land Use Adopted in the Panels -- Table 11: Main Animal Production Indices as Indicated by the Panels -- Table 12: Comparison of the Parameters of the Panels with IBGE Data, Municipality of Paragominas (Pará) -- Table 13: Net Income per Hectare from Cattle (in Reals per year) -- Table 14: Internal Rates of Return (IRR) from Rearing, New-breeding and Fattening Systems -- Table 15: Internal Rates of Return (IRR) from New-breeding and Fattening System -- Table 16: Net Returns (in Reals per Hectare) -- Table 17: Absolute Deviations of Crops over the Past 10 Seasons (in January 2002 Reals per Hectare) -- Table 18: Results of Deforestation Tax Simulations -- Table 19: FINAM Fiscal Incentives by Sector (in 2000 US million) -- Table 20: Maximum Herd Numbers Benefiting from FINAM Incentives (a) -- Table 21: Rural Credit for Northern Region (in 2000 US million) -- Table 22: Summary of the Estimates of the Costs of Deforestation -- Table 23: Value of Renting the Land for Grazing in Legal Amazonia, 1998-2001 (US per ha/year) -- Table A1: Evolution of Rural and Urban Populations, GDP and GDP per capita in Legal Amazonia, 1970-95 -- FIGURES -- Figure 1: Accumulated Municipal Deforestation up to 2000 -- Figure 2: Deforested Area Within Rural Establishments, 1995/96. |
Figure 3: Cattle Densities (heads/km 2 ) in 1975 and 1996 -- Figure 4: Evolution of Transport Costs, 1980 and 1995 -- Figure 5: Production Costs: Rearing-New-breeding-Fattening Panels -- Figure 6: Efficient Frontier: Risk and Income Combinations (Paragominas) -- Figure A1: Accumulated Distribution of Municipal Population in Legal Amazonia According to GDP per capita, 1970-1995 (in constant 1995 US) -- Figure A2: Accumulated Distribution of Municipal Population in Legal Amazonia, According to Population with Insufficient Income, 1970-1991 -- Figure A3: Average Life Expectancy in Municipalities of Legal Amazonia, 1970-91 -- Figure A4: Infant Mortality in Municipalities of Legal Amazonia (deaths per 1000 live births) -- Figure A5: Cumulative Distribution of the Municipal Population of Legal Amazonia, According to Illiteracy Rates, 1970-91. |
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