How is China shaping Africa? The role of Chinese development projects on land cover transformation

Nicolo' Pecora; A. Spelta; P. Pagnottoni; Kim J. -M.

doi:10.1007/s11135-025-02072-3

How is China shaping Africa? The role of Chinese development projects on land cover transformation

Nicolo' Pecora, A. Spelta, P. Pagnottoni^*, Kim J. -M.

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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.

Lingua originale	Inglese
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Rivista	QUALITY & QUANTITY
Numero di pubblicazione	N/A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02072-3
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2025

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Statistica e Probabilità
Scienze Sociali Generali

Keywords

Africa
Chinese development projects
Difference-in-differences
Geo-localized data
Land cover

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How is China shaping Africa? The role of Chinese development projects on land cover transformation

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