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

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dc.contributor.authorAngelsen, Arild
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T18:20:08Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T18:20:08Z
dc.date.issued2007-02
dc.description.abstractThis 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 by location. Forest cover change therefore becomes a question of changes in rent of forest versus non-forest use. While this is a simple and powerful starting point, more intriguing issues arise when this is applied to analyze real cases. An initial shift in the rent of one particular land use generates feedbacks which affect the rent of all land uses. For example, a new technology in extensive agriculture should make this land use more profitable and lead to more forest clearing, but general equilibrium effects (changes in prices and local wages) can modify or even reverse this conclusion. Another issue is how a policy change or a shift in broader market, technological, and institutional forces will affect various land use rents. The paper deals with three such areas: technological progress in agriculture, land tenure regimes, and community forest management. The second part of the paper links the von Thunen framework to the forest transition theory. The forest transition theory describes a sequence over time where a forested region goes through a period of deforestation before the forest cover eventually stabilizes and starts to increase. This sequence can be seen as a systematic pattern of change in the agricultural and forest land rents over time. Increasing agricultural rent leads to high rates of deforestation. The slow-down of deforestation and eventual reforestation is due to lower agricultural rents (the economic development path) and higher forest rent (the forest scarcity path). Various forces leading to these changes are discussed and supported by empirical evidence from different tropical regions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7335610/forest-cover-change-space-time-combining-von-thunen-forest-transition-theories
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4117
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7147
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4117
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGROFORESTRY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE USE
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEMAND ELASTICITY
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIA
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINELASTIC DEMAND
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINPUT USE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND OWNER
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TENURE SECURITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USERS
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLEISURE
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectMANAGED FORESTS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SUPPLY
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE EFFECT
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASE
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSCARCE CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSTATIC THEORY
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectSUPPLY ELASTICITY
dc.subjectSUPPLY INCREASE
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS
dc.subjectSURPLUS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTHEORETICAL MODELS
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectTIMBER PRICES
dc.subjectTIMBER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWOODLANDS
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.titleForest Cover Change in Space and Time : Combining the von Thünen and Forest Transition Theoriesen
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okr.crossref.titleForest Cover Change In Space And Time : Combining The Von Thunen And Forest Transition Theories
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7335610/forest-cover-change-space-time-combining-von-thunen-forest-transition-theories
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4117
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okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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