National and global greenhouse gas dynamics of different forest management and wood use scenarios: a model-based assessment

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-85

  Werner, Frank ^a   Taverna, Ruedi ^b   Hofer, Peter ^b   Thürig, Esther ^c   Kaufmann, Edgar ^c  

^a Werner Environment and Development   (Switzerland)

^b GEO Partner AG   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; CO2; Forest management; GHG; Kyoto Protocol; Life cycle assessment; Sink; Substitution; Switzerland; Wood product

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WOOD;

EID: 73449114208     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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