Forest to Pasture: Frontier Settlement in the Bolivian Lowlands

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Allyn MacLean Stearman
Keyword(s):  
Bolivian Lowlands

scholarly journals Surrogate models for rural energy planning: Application to Bolivian lowlands isolated communities

Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 121108
Author(s):  
Sergio Balderrama ◽  
Francesco Lombardi ◽  
Nicolo Stevanato ◽  
Gabriela Peña ◽  
Emanuela Colombo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surrogate Models ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Rural Energy ◽  
Isolated Communities ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands

scholarly journals Geomorphological indicators of large-scale climatic changes in the Eastern Bolivian lowlands

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. May
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Landscape Evolution ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Fluvial Erosion ◽  
Paleoclimatic Significance ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands

Abstract. This study provides an inventory of geomorphological landforms in Eastern Bolivia at different spatial scales. Landforms and associated processes are interpreted and discussed regarding landscape evolution and paleoclimatic significance. Thereby, preliminary conclusions about past climate changes and the geomorphic evolution in Eastern Bolivia can be provided. Fluvial and aeolian processes are presently restricted to a few locations in the study area. A much more active landscape has been inferred from large-scale Channel shifts and extensive paleodune Systems. Mobilization. transport and deposition of Sediments are thought to be the result of climatic conditions drier than today. However. there are also indications of formerly wetter conditions such as fluvial erosion and paleolake basins. In conclusion, the documentation and interpretation of the manifold landforms has shown to contain a considerable amount of paleoecological information, which might serve as the base for further paleoclimatic research in the central part of tropical South America.

The Search for a Viable Alternative to Slash and Burn Agriculture in the Lowland Plains of Bolivia

1991 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. V. Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Alley Cropping ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
High Price ◽  
Cash Income ◽  
Slash And Burn ◽  
Slash And Burn Agriculture ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands ◽  
Home Consumption

SUMMARYA multidisciplinary team has attempted to find a sustainable alternative to slash and burn agriculture in deciduous forest in the Bolivian lowlands for those who do not have access to tractor power. Farm size ranges from 30 to 50 hectares and labour and capital are major constraints to development. Fertilizers are not used because of their high price. The alternative proposed is that the farm should contain an area of not more than one hectare in alley cropping producing the family's requirements in farinaceous foods and vegetables, and an area, limited by labour constraints, of perennial crops for cash income. The balance of the farm would be in a silvipastoral system producing various tree products, beef and cheese for sale and sheep for home consumption.

scholarly journals Proximate causes of deforestation in the Bolivian lowlands: an analysis of spatial dynamics

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Müller ◽  
Daniel Müller ◽  
Florian Schierhorn ◽  
Gerhard Gerold ◽  
Pablo Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Proximate Causes ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands

Presence and Purpose of Nonindigenous Peoples on Indigenous Lands: A Descriptive Account from the Bolivian Lowlands

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Reyes-García ◽  
Juan Carlos Ledezma ◽  
Jaime Paneque-Gálvez ◽  
Martí Orta ◽  
Maximilien Gueze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Lands ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands

scholarly journals Supplementary material to "An insight into pre-Columbian raised fields: The case of San Borja, Bolivian lowlands"

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonor Rodrigues ◽  
Umberto Lombardo ◽  
Mareike Trauerstein ◽  
Perrine Huber ◽  
Sandra Mohr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supplementary Material ◽  
Raised Fields ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands ◽  
Insight Into

Linking soil properties and pre-Columbian agricultural strategies in the Bolivian lowlands: The case of raised fields in Exaltación

2017 ◽  
Vol 437 ◽  
pp. 143-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonor Rodrigues ◽  
Umberto Lombardo ◽  
Elisa Canal Beeby ◽  
Heinz Veit
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Raised Fields ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands
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