Abstract
This article examines the transition from shifting cultivation to rubber production for a study area in northern Laos PDR using an agent-based model of land-cover change. A primary objective of the model was to assess changes in household-level inequality with the transition from shifting cultivation to rubber adoption. A secondary objective was to develop explanations for the rate of rubber adoption in the study area. We fit the model to historical land-cover data and land use histories developed from household-level field interviews to reproduce the land use decisions of smallholders over time. The model results indicate an increase in household inequality over time as a function of the variable rate of rubber adoption over time.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 151-173 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of Land Use Science |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Agent-based model
- Agricultural innovation
- Forest transition
- Inequality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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