The paper reviews trends in land use change in the tropics and subtropics of Latin America and the Caribbean, and their relation to the evolution of the cattle industry in the region. It is posited that horizontal expansion is nearly finished, and that cattle sector, and the grasslands that…

The technological and institutional requirements needed for a broader distribution and adoption of new cropping technologies are indicated, using as example the case of changes in land use by soybean growers of the Brazilian Cerrados. In Brazil, soybean had contributed significantly to economic…

Proyecto Gestión Urbana en Ciudades Medianas Seleccionadas de América Latina ITA/92/S71

Land distribution in Latin America is characterized by striking inequality. Notwithstanding the emergence of modern structures in some regions, a few huge land holdings are found alongside a large number of small ones. This situation has long been considered undesirable for reasons of social…

La distribución de la tierra en América Latina se caracteriza por una notable asimetría. A pesar de que han surgido estructuras modernas en algunas regiones, junto a un número reducido de extensas propiedades se encuentra un gran número de unidades pequeñas, situación que desde hace tiempo se…