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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 555-570 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | GeoJournal |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 12 Apr 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
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Keywords
- Agriculture
- Case study
- Cattle
- Cerrado
- Crops
- Sugarcane
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Agricultural land use change and associated driving forces over the past 180 years in two municipalities of the Brazilian Cerrado. / de Arruda, Murilo Rodrigues; Slingerland, Maja; Santos, José Zilton Lopes; Giller, Ken E.
In: GeoJournal, Vol. 84, No. 3, 06.2019, p. 555-570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Agricultural land use change and associated driving forces over the past 180 years in two municipalities of the Brazilian Cerrado
AU - de Arruda, Murilo Rodrigues
AU - Slingerland, Maja
AU - Santos, José Zilton Lopes
AU - Giller, Ken E.
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - This paper aims to test the hypothesis that a single driving force from the local, national, or global level is capable of triggering land use changes, including large scale deforestation, within a historical context. To reach this goal we describe and explain the driving forces from the global to farm level that have shaped agricultural land uses, as a case study, over 180 years in the municipalities of Quirinópolis and Gouvelândia in the Brazilian Cerrado. Through secondary data, field surveys, and interviews with farmers and other stakeholders involved with agricultural production, we identified four distinct periods in which drastic or little land use occurred. The evidence found supports our hypothesis. Two drastic land use changes occurred in Quirinópolis and Gouvelândia. The first one was the replacement of about 400,000 ha of original vegetation by pastures and crops between 1965 and 1985 triggered by the availability of abundant subsidized rural credits for farmers; the second one was initiated in 2005 with the replacement of 100,000 ha of pastures and cropping area by sugarcane, which was driven by the sudden domestic and world demand for sugar and ethanol.
AB - This paper aims to test the hypothesis that a single driving force from the local, national, or global level is capable of triggering land use changes, including large scale deforestation, within a historical context. To reach this goal we describe and explain the driving forces from the global to farm level that have shaped agricultural land uses, as a case study, over 180 years in the municipalities of Quirinópolis and Gouvelândia in the Brazilian Cerrado. Through secondary data, field surveys, and interviews with farmers and other stakeholders involved with agricultural production, we identified four distinct periods in which drastic or little land use occurred. The evidence found supports our hypothesis. Two drastic land use changes occurred in Quirinópolis and Gouvelândia. The first one was the replacement of about 400,000 ha of original vegetation by pastures and crops between 1965 and 1985 triggered by the availability of abundant subsidized rural credits for farmers; the second one was initiated in 2005 with the replacement of 100,000 ha of pastures and cropping area by sugarcane, which was driven by the sudden domestic and world demand for sugar and ethanol.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Case study
KW - Cattle
KW - Cerrado
KW - Crops
KW - Sugarcane
U2 - 10.1007/s10708-018-9875-2
DO - 10.1007/s10708-018-9875-2
M3 - Article
VL - 84
SP - 555
EP - 570
JO - GeoJournal
JF - GeoJournal
SN - 0343-2521
IS - 3
ER -