Environmental and health impacts from the introduction of improved wood stoves: Evidence from a field experiment in Guatemala

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 657-676

  Ludwinski, Daniel ^a   Moriarty, Kent ^b   Wydick, Bruce ^c  

^a MarketBridge Inc   (United States)

^b Rainin Instruments   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass fuel; Deforestation; Field experiments; Indoor air pollution; Wood stoves

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; BIOFUEL; COOKING APPLIANCE; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 79959308453     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-011-9282-z     Document Type: Article

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