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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2309-2331 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Quality and Quantity |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2025 |
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Keywords
- Africa
- Chinese development projects
- Difference-in-differences
- Geo-localized data
- Land cover
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