Household level domestic fuel consumption and forest resource in relation to agroforestry adoption: Evidence against need-based approach

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 337-345

  Sood, Kamal Kishor ^a   Mitchell, C Paul ^b  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF JAMMU   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Domestic; Forest resource; Fuelwood; Traditional; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DOMESTIC; FOREST RESOURCE; FUELWOOD; HIMALAYAS; TRADITIONAL;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BRIQUETTING; CHARCOAL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; CROP RESIDUE; DOMESTICATION; FOREST RESOURCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE USE; TIMBER;

CHARCOAL; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FUEL WOOD; FUELS; HIMALAYA; PLANT RESIDUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

BOS;

EID: 78650579690     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.045     Document Type: Article

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