An analysis of the environmental pressure exerted by the eucalyptus-based kraft pulp industry in Thailand

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-311

  Jawjit, Warit ^a,b   Kroeze, Carolien ^a   Soontaranun, Wit ^b   Hordijk, Leen ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Environmental systems analysis; Eucalyptus forestry; Kraft pulp; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SOLID WASTE; TOXICITY; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 33646024943     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-005-9019-y     Document Type: Article

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