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The Changing Social Contexts of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

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Objective. This article reviews changes in the social contexts of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon from the 1970s to the 1990s, moving from the household to the global level. Methods. I draw on satellite imagery, state publications, farm surveys, ethnographic field work, and policy analyses for a comparative analysis that shows how land cover, agriculture, demographics, politics, and markets have changed over time. Results. Alterations in the social contexts of deforestation appear on all levels considered, from household demographic evolution and new land use strategies to a regional demographic transition and the emergence of cattle and timber economies, to a “greening” of Brazilian development policy and changes in national land markets, to multilateral bank loans for new infrastructure and local‐international alliances between grassroots and environmental organizations. Conclusions. The social contexts of deforestation are very complex and changing and call for greater attention by social scientists to land cover and land use change.

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  • Stephen G. Perz, 2002. "The Changing Social Contexts of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 83(1), pages 35-52, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:83:y:2002:i:1:p:35-52
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00069
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    1. Kelley A. Crews & Kenneth R. Young, 2013. "Forefronting the Socio-Ecological in Savanna Landscapes through Their Spatial and Temporal Contingencies," Land, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-20, September.
    2. Robin Biddulph & Pelle Amberntsson, 2017. "Whose Reality Counts? Critical Junctures in Livelihood Trajectories Under Deforestation," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 108(5), pages 540-553, October.
    3. Morello, Thiago Fonseca & Piketty, Marie-Gabrielle & Gardner, Toby & Parry, Luke & Barlow, Jos & Ferreira, Joice & Tancredi, Nicola S., 2018. "Fertilizer Adoption by Smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon: Farm-level Evidence," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 278-291.
    4. Vasco, Cristian & Torres, Bolier & Jácome, Estefanía & Torres, Alexandra & Eche, David & Velasco, Christian, 2021. "Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in frontier areas: A case study in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    5. Olympio Barbanti, 2013. "From Peasants to ‘Project Beneficiaries’: The Case of the Brazilian Amazon PPG7 Demonstration Projects," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 2(1), pages 71-92, April.
    6. Perz, Stephen G. & Walker, Robert T., 2002. "Household Life Cycles and Secondary Forest Cover Among Small Farm Colonists in the Amazon," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 30(6), pages 1009-1027, June.

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