Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Version of Record
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Tree plantations play a controversial role in many nations’ efforts to balance goals for economic development, ecological conservation, and social justice. This paper seeks to contribute to this debate by analyzing the socioeconomic impact of such plantations. We focus our study on Chile, a country that has experienced extraordinary growth of industrial tree plantations. Our analysis draws on a unique dataset with longitudinal observations collected in 180 municipal territories during 2001–2011. Employing panel data regression techniques, we find that growth in plantation area is associated with higher than average rates of poverty during this period.
Publication Title
Environmental Management
Volume
57
First Page
123
Last Page
136
DOI of Published Version
s00267-015-0594-x
Publisher
Springer Nature
Rights
© 2016 the authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Andersson, K., Lawrence, D., Zavaleta, J. et al. More Trees, More Poverty? The Socioeconomic Effects of Tree Plantations in Chile, 2001–2011. Environmental Management 57, 123–136 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-015-0594-x