Amazon deforestation and urban expansion: Simulating future growth in the Manaus Metropolitan Region, Brazil

Yara L F Santos; Aurora M Yanai; Camila J P Ramos; Paulo M L A Graça; Jose A P Veiga; Francis W S Correia; Philip M Fearnside

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114279

Amazon deforestation and urban expansion: Simulating future growth in the Manaus Metropolitan Region, Brazil

J Environ Manage. 2022 Feb 15:304:114279. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114279. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Authors

Yara L F Santos¹, Aurora M Yanai², Camila J P Ramos³, Paulo M L A Graça⁴, Jose A P Veiga⁵, Francis W S Correia⁶, Philip M Fearnside⁷

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Program in Climate and the Environment, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Climate and the Environment, State University of Amazonas (UEA), Av. Darcy Vargas, 1200, CEP 69050-020, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Electronic address: yarasantos88@gmail.com.
² Postgraduate Program in Climate and the Environment, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Department of Environmental Dynamics, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Electronic address: yanai@inpa.gov.br.
³ Postgraduate program in Tropical Forest Science, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Department of Environmental Dynamics, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Electronic address: camilajramos@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Environmental Dynamics, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Brazilian Research Network on Climate Change (RedeClima), Brazil. Electronic address: pmlag@inpa.gov.br.
⁵ Postgraduate Program in Climate and the Environment, State University of Amazonas (UEA), Av. Darcy Vargas, 1200, CEP 69050-020, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Electronic address: jveiga@uea.edu.br.
⁶ Postgraduate Program in Climate and the Environment, State University of Amazonas (UEA), Av. Darcy Vargas, 1200, CEP 69050-020, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Electronic address: fcorreia@uea.edu.br.
⁷ Department of Environmental Dynamics, National Institute for Research in Amazonia (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Brazilian Research Network on Climate Change (RedeClima), Brazil. Electronic address: pmfearn@inpa.gov.br.

PMID: 35021587
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114279

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MeSH terms

Biological Phenomena*
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources*