How is China shaping Africa? The role of Chinese development projects on land cover transformation
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of Chinese development projects on the change of land covering in the African continent over the years 2000-2017 by means of a new gridded dataset. The geo-referenced panel dataset matches information on Chinese development projects with satellite data on the evolution of land surface. The econometric analysis shows that Chinese development projects have played a significant role in the transformation of the African land covering, and that the Chinese intervention in Africa has had a significant impact on the transition of land covering from natural to artificial surfaces.
Authors
- Alessandro Spelta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1974-3165)
- Paolo Pagnottoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-4092)
- Nicoló Pecora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-8140)
- Jong‐Min Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-2060)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Insubria (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- University of Minnesota Morris (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality & Quantity
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02072-3
- Primary Topic
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria