Wood charcoal supply to Addis Ababa city and its effect on the environment

Energy and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 601-609

  Alem, Shiferaw ^a   Duraisamy, Jeevanandhan ^b   Legesse, Eyerusalem ^c   Seboka, Yishak ^c   Mitiku, Eyerusalem ^d  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b International Network for Bamboo and Rattan China   (China)

^c Ethiopian Rural Energy Promotion and Development Center   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Addis Ababa; Charcoal; Sub Sahara; Supply; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; TANK TRUCKS;

ADDIS ABABA; DAF TRACTORS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ENERGY SOURCE; ETHIOPIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAVY TRUCK; MERCEDES BENZ; SOURCE OF ENERGY; SUB-SAHARA; SUB-SAHARAN; SUPPLY; WOOD CHARCOAL;

CHARCOAL;

ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUELWOOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIAL IMPACT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN POPULATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 77958605478     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.601     Document Type: Article

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