Depletion of forest resources in Sudan: Intervention options for optimal control

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1195-1203

  Hassan, Rashid ^a   Hertzler, Greg ^b   Benhin, James K A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Faculty of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Deforestation; Sudan

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVEGETATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

AGRICULTURAL EXPANSIONS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITIES; BIOMASS ENERGY; CURRENT RATES; EMPIRICAL SIMULATIONS; FOREST HARVESTING; FOREST MANAGEMENTS; FOREST RESOURCES; FUEL SUBSTITUTES; FUELWOOD; LAND-USE PLANNING; MARKET BEHAVIOURS; OPTIMAL CONTROL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OVER CURRENTS; OVER CUTTINGS; OVER EXPLOITATIONS; SEMI-ARID; SOCIAL COSTS; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SUDAN; TRADING AGENTS; WOOD CONSUMPTION; WOOD ENERGIES;

DEFORESTATION;

BIOMASS POWER; DEFORESTATION; DESERTIFICATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; FUELWOOD; LAND USE PLANNING;

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; FUEL WOOD; LAND USE; NUTRIENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; RESERVES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 63149190216     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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