The Milpa Game: a Field Experiment Investigating the Social and Ecological Dynamics of Q’eqchi’ Maya Swidden Agriculture
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-020-00169-x
Abstract: We investigated the coupled social and ecological dynamics of swidden agriculture through a common property resource field experiment framed as a game with realistic social norms and ecological dynamics. We tested the hypothesis that community… read more here.
Keywords: game; swidden agriculture; field experiment; social ecological ... See more keywords
UAV-derived data for mapping change on a swidden agriculture plot: preliminary results from a pilot study
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1295487
Abstract: ABSTRACT Swidden agriculture, or the continuing agricultural system in which clearings are cropped for shorter periods than they are fallowed, landscapes have been described as ‘difficult-to-map’ because they host a high variety of land-cover types.… read more here.
Keywords: agriculture plot; swidden agriculture; change; change swidden ... See more keywords