Has the woodfuel crisis returned? Urban charcoal consumption in Tanzania and its implications to present and future forest availability

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4221-4234

  Mwampamba, Tuyeni Heita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal consumption; Forest loss; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; COMMERCE; FORESTRY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CHARCOAL CONSUMPTION; FOREST LOSS; WOODFUEL ENERGY;

WOOD FUELS;

CHARCOAL; DEMAND ELASTICITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

CHARCOAL; COMMERCE; CONSUMPTION; FORESTS; FUEL WOOD; REGULATIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 34248595135     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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