Agrofuels in Thailand: Policies, practices and prospects

Sustainable Production Consumption Systems: Knowledge, Engagement and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 97-122

  Daniel, Rajesh ^a   Lebel, Louis ^a   Gheewala, Shabbir H ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

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EID: 77957318842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3090-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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