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Table 4 List of variables to code from the studies

From: Evidence of anticipatory forest use behaviours under policy introduction: a systematic map protocol

Topic

Coding variable

Variable description

Bibliographic information

ID_article

Unique ID of the article

 

ID_study

Unique ID of the study

 

Study_short_title

Short string title for study

 

Authors

List of authors

 

Article_title

Article title

 

Year

Article publication year

 

Keywords

Article keywords as provided by authors

 

Journal_publisher

Journal where the peer-reviewed article was published, book and publishing company where the book chapter appeared, organisation that published the report or working paper, or university where the dissertation’s degree was obtained.

 

Document_type

Type of document: peer-reviewed article (e.g. commentary, opinion, full research, editorial, etc.), book chapter, dissertation (e.g. PhD, MSc, etc.), organisational report, conference proceedings, etc.

 

DOI

Document DOI

Study location

Country

Country or region

 

Locality

Site name describing the locality

 

Scale

Geographical scale of the study, e.g.:

i. Local

ii. Subnational

iii. National

iv. International (e.g. more than one country)

 

Biome

Biome where the study is located

 

Latitude

Geographic latitude in decimal degrees

 

Longitude

Geographic longitude in decimal degrees

 

Coordinates_source

Source of latitude and longitude coordinates, e.g.:

i. Provided by study

ii. Imputed by reviewer (based on location on map, or location name)

 

Coordinates_comment

Comment on how coordinates were imputed

Evidence type and methods

Evidence_type

Type of evidence the study provides:

i. Empirical, quantitative

ii. Empirical, qualitative

iii. Theoretical

iv. Suggestion anticipatory behaviours might occur, with explanation of mechanisms

v. Reference to sources not screened in this systematic map (e.g. government reports, newspaper articles, documents in languages other than English, etc.)

 

Secondary_evidence_source

Bibliographic details of source if evidence reported is contained in a source not screened in this systematic map

 

Study_type

Study design type, or general approach of the study, e.g.:

i. Quantitative impact evaluation

ii. Ethnography

iii. Policy impact analysis

iv. Policy overview

v. Historical overview

vi. Economic modelling

vii. Participatory mapping case study

viii. Land change science analysis

ix. Behavioural analysis

x. Political ecology analysis

xi. Randomized control trial policy impact evaluation

xii. Review of ecological consequences of forest clearing

xiii. Other

 

Collection_methods

Data collection methods employed in the study, or source of data used in data analysis, e.g.:

i. Interviews

ii. Surveys

iii. Focus group discussions

iv. Satellite imagery processing

v. Annual satellite data products processing

vi. Cadastral coverage of properties

vii. Regional newspapers

viii. Policy documents

ix. Census data

x. Forest plot data

xi. Parcel specific data

xii. Certified plantations data

xiii. Spatially-explicit property data

xiv. Land conflict data

xv. Government documents

xvi. Participatory mapping workshops

xvii. Field walks

xviii. Timber market data

xix. Agricultural prices data

xx. Land clearing, deforestation or forest cover change data

xxi. Fire data

xxii. Case studies

xxiii. Other

 

Analysis_methods

Data analysis methods employed in the study, e.g.:

i. Matching methods

ii. Panel methods

iii. Regression analysis

iv. Cadastral data analysis

v. Newspaper article review

vi. Behavioural modelling

vii. Predictive economic modelling

viii. Qualitative analysis

ix. Qualitative description

x. Descriptive presentation of quantitative data

xi. GIS data and satellite imagery analysis

xii. Legal analysis

xiii. Policy review

xiv. Institutional review

xv. Predictive theoretical analysis

xvi. Hierarchical cluster analysis

xvii. Principal component analysis

xviii. Bayesian structural modelling

xix. Statistical comparison of timber harvest rates

xx. Hypothesis formulation based on case study review

xxi. Theoretical framework elaboration

xxii. Based on own empirical analysis (for theoretical type of evidence)

xxiii. Other

Forest cover dynamics

Anticipatory_behaviour

Anticipatory behaviour reported as described by the authors

 

Behaviour_objective

The objective of the anticipatory behaviour reported, according to authors of the study, e.g.:

i. Subsistence agricultural expansion

ii. Commercial agricultural expansion

iii. Pasture expansion

iv. Mining expansion

v. Timber extraction / harvesting

vi. Timber plantation expansion

vii. Land development / urban expansion / settlement expansion

viii. Charcoal / firewood production

ix. Avoiding loss of entitlement to program

x. Other

xi. Not mentioned

 

Post_policy_forest_dynamic

Post-policy implementation forest cover dynamic according to authors of the study, e.g.:

i. Increased forest loss

ii. Reduced forest loss

iii. Increased forest degradation

iv. Reduced forest degradation

v. No difference found

vi. Not mentioned

Policy context

Policy_type

The type of policy or policy tool that triggered the anticipatory behaviour, e.g.:

i. Habitat conservation

ii. Terrestrial protected area

iii. Trading restrictions

iv. Land registration programme

v. Certification of agricultural commodities

vi. Other

 

Policy_name

Name of the policy that triggered the anticipatory behaviour

 

Policy_dynamic

Whether the policy implemented is new, an amendment, update, etc.:

i. New implementation

ii. Policy amendment

iii. Policy update

iv. Provision within policy

v. Conflict around existing policy

vi. Voluntary adoption of policy

vii. Other

 

Policy_institution

Name of institution or organisation that introduced the policy

 

Actors

Stakeholders, actors, and/or forest users deploying the anticipatory behaviour, according to authors’ description

Temporal dimension

Policy_year

When was the policy implemented (e.g. year)

 

Policy_duration

How long the policy was in place (e.g. years, still in place, etc.)

 

Behaviour_duration

How long the anticipatory behaviour lasted

Forest characteristics

Forest_type

Forest type as stated by the authors

Forest_definition

Forest definition provided in the article, in the case it is provided

Link

Google_Scholar_link

Link to the article in Google Scholar