Econometric analysis of the causes of forest land use changes in Hainan, China
2000
Y. Zhang | J. Uusivuori | J. Kuuluvainen
Addresses the effects of economic, demographic and institutional factors on land allocation between forestry and other uses. A panel data set from Hainan Island in China and a generalised least squares estimation method, allowing individual effects for counties, are applied.<B>Results:</B>higher timber prices have led to acceleration in rainforest exploitation, but encouraged forest investment in plantation forestspopulation growth is the driving force behind the loss of natural forests, but is positively related to plantation forestsde-collectivisation seems to have promoted plantation forests, but have not saved the rainforest a higher share of forestry land owned by state-owned enterprises also fosters afforestation on wasteland, but seems to lead to faster exploitation of natural forest, at least initiallythe uncertainty that existed in the early period of economic reform quickened the pace of resource extraction and deterred investment
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