TY - JOUR T1 - The Economic and Social Factors Affecting Deforestation In Selected Countries: Using Environmental Kuznets Curve TT - عوامل اقتصادی- اجتماعی مؤثر بر جنگل زدایی کشورهای منتخب: کاربرد نظریه زیست محیطی کوزنتس JF - JSTNAR JO - JSTNAR VL - 13 IS - 48 UR - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-1013-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 367 EP - 374 KW - Deforestation KW - Environmental Kuznets curve KW - GDP growth KW - Civil and political liberty. N2 - Deforestation has been recognized as one of the biggest environmental problems in the world. It is also one of the main elements of land productivity changes and one of the biggest factors which threaten world's environmental diversity. In this study, based on environmental Kuznets theory, factors which may affect deforestation have been investigated. Results obtained from 71 studied countries show that environmental Kuznets curve was not true for them. Population growth helps the speed of deforestation while higher rate of GDP growth decreases its rate. Institutions which help with the improvement of democracy, individual assets, civil right and political liberty can decrease the pressure on natural recourses and deforestation. M3 ER -