Urban fuelwood demand and markets in a small town in South Africa: Livelihood vulnerability and alien plant control

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 481-491

  Shackleton, C M ^a   McConnachie, M ^a   Chauke, M I ^a   Mentz, J ^a   Sutherland, F ^a   Gambiza, J ^a   Jones, R ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Collection; Demand; Fuelwood; Income; Trade; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846922087     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469697     Document Type: Article

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