Socioeconomic barriers to biogas development in rural southwest China: An ethnographic case study

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 415-430

  Jian, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogas; China; Development; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; FIELDWORK; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; VILLAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 77951606841     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.4.y21mu5lt8075t881     Document Type: Article

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