The new economic geography of land use change: Supply chain configurations and land use in the Brazilian Amazon

被引:97
作者
Garrett, Rachael D. [1 ,2 ]
Lambin, Eric F. [3 ,4 ]
Naylor, Rosamond L. [2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program Environm & Resou, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Ctr Food Secur & Environm, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Stanford Univ, Woods Inst Environm, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[4] Stanford Univ, Dept Environm Earth Syst Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
关键词
Land use; Soybean; Brazil; Amazon; Supply chain; Agglomeration economies; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; DEFORESTATION; FRONTIER; COLONIZATION; CLUSTERS; LOCATION; SOY;
D O I
10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.03.011
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In this paper we present a framework for understanding regional land use processes by incorporating the concept of agglomeration economies into agricultural frontier theory. We show that agricultural firms can obtain positive externalities from locating in close proximity to other agricultural firms, leading to agglomeration economies. Agglomeration economies lead to high levels of competition and diversity within a local agricultural supply chain and influence local prices, information flows, and private enforcement of environmental institutions. We use the theory of agglomeration economies to understand the development of soybean production in two counties along the Santarem-Cuiaba (BR-163) highway in the Brazilian Amazon: Santarem, Para and Sorriso, Mato Grosso. We conclude that differences in environmental and land tenure institutions influenced the occurrence of agglomeration economies in these two counties, which in turn affected the total factor productivity of soy in each region. In particular, the supply chain became extremely competitive and diverse in Sorriso where few environmental regulations existed, while environmental restrictions reduced the diversification of the supply chain in Santarem. The presence of a soy agglomeration economy in Sorriso spurred innovation, increased productivity, and led to extremely rapid soy expansion in that county, while the monopolistic supply chain in Santarem reduced producers' access to land and capital and impeded soy expansion. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:265 / 275
页数:11
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