Analysis of vegetative degradation at a village level in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand - A systems approach by using dynamic linear programming bio-economic model

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 183-195

  Sankhayan, Prem L ^a   Gera, Mohit ^a   Hofstad, Ole ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agricultural crops; Biogas plants; High yielding varieties of crops; Household income; Improved energy sources; Land use units; LPG connections; Policy regimes

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOGAS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CROP; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND USE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 50249178748     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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