| Title | A Spatiotemporal Model of Shifting Cultivation and Forest Cover Dynamics. |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Brown, D. |
| ContactAuthor | asb@cgiar.org; drb33@cornell.edu |
| Conference Name | Northeast Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) |
| Date Published | July 2004 |
| Publisher | Department of Applied Economics and Management - Cornell University |
| Conference Location | HEC Montréal, Canada |
| Keywords | bioeconomic model, nonseparable agricultural household model, shifting cultivation, spatial dynamics, spatial resource modelling, spatiotemporal modelling, subsistence agriculture, sustainable resource use |
| Abstract | This paper describes a spatiotemporal model of resource extraction adapted to the use of forest resources by shifting cultivators. In contrast to other models of spatial resource exploitation, decision criteria depend on a nonseparable agricultural household model extended to accommodate both the temporal and spatial dimensions. The paper focuses on the theoretical issues related to modelling shifting cultivation. It concludes with a brief discussion of the development and implementation of a simulation model based on the theoretical approach described herein. |
| URL | http://neumann.hec.ca/neudc2004/fp/brown_doug_sept_17.pdf |
