Bioenergy for sustainable development: An African context

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Mangoyana, Robert Blessing ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Environmental impacts; Socio economic; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

BIOENERGY; BIOENERGY SOURCES; BIOENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOMASS ENERGIES; DOMESTIC ENERGIES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FOOD CROPS; FORESTRY WASTES; LONG TERMS; NET ENERGIES; RURAL ECONOMIES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

BIOMASS; ECONOMICS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; IMPACT STRENGTH; PLANNING; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; TURBULENT FLOW;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 57649086836     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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