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Title: Exploratory Analysis of Influencing Variables on Deforestation in Ghana

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2017

Abstract: The relationship between energy access and deforestation in Ghana is examined through this exploratory multivariate analysis. Variables of electrification rate, wood use as cooking fuel, built-up area, population density, cropland area, and education are used to understand the relative influence of energy access on deforestation. This research uses RStudio, GeoDa and SPSS software to perform statistical processes: enter and stepwise multivariate linear regression, cluster analysis, and Bivariate Local Indicators of Spatial Association (BiLISA). The methods conducted at the sub-national scale improve upon on recent research that found wood use as cooking fuel to be a significant driver of deforestation that is being minimized by increasing access to electricity. This research conversely reveals that energy access is in fact influencing an increase in deforestation in Ghana.

Url: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/wpq6t/

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Authors: McCray, Nara

Publisher: Clark University

Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Natural Resource Management

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