Spatial Interactions in Tropical Deforestation: An application to the Brazilian Amazon

Saraly Andrade de Sa (1) , Philippe Delacote (2) , Eric Nazindigouba Kere (3)

1 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
2 INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
3 CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International

This paper investigates the mechanisms determining spatial interactions in deforestation, and its transmission channels, using data from Brazil. Our preliminary results confirm the hypothesis that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is characterized by complementarity, meaning that deforestation in a particular municipality tends to increase deforestation in its neighbors. We further show that cattle density, tend to be the most important factors determining the nature of spatial interactions between neighboring areas.

Mots clés: deforestation; Brazilian Amazon; Spatial and Dynamic interactions

Domaines: Economies et finances

Saraly Andrade de Sa, Philippe Delacote, Eric Nazindigouba Kere. Spatial Interactions in Tropical Deforestation: An application to the Brazilian Amazon. 2015. ⟨halshs-01112854v2⟩