Social perceptions about a technological innovation for fuelwood cooking: Case study in rural Mexico

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2799-2810

  Troncoso, Karin ^a   Castillo, Alicia ^a   Masera, Omar ^a   Merino, Leticia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diffusion programs; Fuelwood; Social perceptions

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEXICO; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DIFFUSION PROGRAMS; FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD COOKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

WOOD FUELS;

BIOMASS POWER; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; FUELWOOD; INNOVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847741329     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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