Environmental, economic, social and political drivers for increasing use of woodfuel as a renewable resource in Britain

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-315

  McKay, Helen ^a  

^a FORESTRY COMMISSION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy crops; Energy security; European Union; Rural development; Sawmill conversion products; Traditional forestry; Woodfuel

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SAWMILLS;

ENERGY CROPS; ENERGY SECURITY; EUROPEAN UNION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SAWMILL CONVERSION PRODUCTS; TRADITIONAL FORESTRY;

WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SAWMILLS; WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; FORESTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644910726     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.07.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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