NDLI: Deforestation in the Buea-Limbe and Bertoua regions in southern Cameroon (1984–2000): modernization, world-systems, and neo-Malthusian outlook

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Mbatu, Richard
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	This paper characterizes changes in land use and forest cover in southern Cameroon. In doing so, we use remotely sensed data to define the rates and area of forest loss and cover change in two reference areas over a period of 16 years (from 1984 to 2000)—the Buea-Limbe area in the southwest province and the Bertoua area in the east province. We relate socio-economic data of these study areas with results from the empirical spatial analysis to explain causes of deforestation. A second set of explanations, which we call the theoretical perspective, attributes deforestation in southern Cameroon to the intricacies of modernization, world-systems, and neo-Malthusian theories.
Starting Page	443
Ending Page	458
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03432521
Journal	GeoJournal
Volume Number	75
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15729893
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-09-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cameroon Deforestation Land-cover change Modernization World-systems Neo-Malthusian Environmental Management Geography (general) Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development

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Deforestation in the Buea-Limbe and Bertoua regions in southern Cameroon (1984–2000): modernization, world-systems, and neo-Malthusian outlook