Fuel switching in Harare: An almost ideal demand system approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2538-2548

  Chambwera, Muyeye ^a   Folmer, Henk ^b,c  

^a WWF Programme Office   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Almost Ideal Demand System; Deforestation; Energy mix; Firewood; Harare; Multi stage budgeting; Urban fuelwood demand

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENERGY POLICY; KEROSENE; SYNTHETIC FUELS; WEATHERING; WOOD FUELS;

COMPLEX HOUSEHOLD DECISION PROCESSES; MULTI-STAGE BUDGETING APPROACH; URBAN FUELWOOD DEMAND;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE;

DEFORESTATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FUEL WOOD; KEROSENE; WEATHERING;

AFRICA; HARARE [ZIMBABWE]; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33845415561     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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