Understanding the Evidence Base for Poverty–Environment Relationships using Remotely Sensed Satellite Data: An Example from Assam, India

•We investigated poverty–environment relationships using census and satellite data.•Satellite-derived metrics explained 61% of variance in lowest welfare quintile.•Satellite-derived metrics explained 57% of variance in highest welfare quintile.•Time to town and woodland coverage were related to low...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World development 2016-02, Vol.78, p.188-203
Hauptverfasser:	Watmough, Gary R., Atkinson, Peter M., Saikia, Arupjyoti, Hutton, Craig W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Assam India Developing countries environment Forest management Geography India LDCs livelihoods Market shares Model accuracy Poverty Remote sensing Studies Towns Travel Villages Welfare Woodlands
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