Wood supply and demand around two rural settlements in a semi-arid Savanna, South Africa

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-331

  Banks, D I ^a   Griffin, N J ^a   Shackleton, C M ^a   Shackleton, S E ^a   Mavrandonis, J M ^a  

^a Wits Rural Facility   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biomass; demand; fuelwood; Household energy; model; supply

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RURAL AREAS; WOOD;

DEFORESTATION; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; SOUTH AFRICA; WOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS ESTIMATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOREST RESOURCES; FUELWOOD HARVESTING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; TIMBER DEMAND; WOOD DEMAND;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030300948     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0961-9534(96)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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