Urban forests and carbon markets: Buyers' perspectives

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 378-385

  Poudyal, Neelam C ^a   Siry, Jacek ^a   Bowker, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyers; Carbon credit price; Carbon credits; Market; Offset projects; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

BUYERS; CARBON CREDIT PRICE; CARBON CREDITS; MARKET; OFFSET PROJECTS; URBAN FORESTRY;

COMMERCE; COSTS; FORESTRY; METHANE; MOTIVATION; TIMBER;

SALES;

CARBON EMISSION; PERCEPTION; URBAN FORESTRY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CARBON; CITIES; COMMERCE; COSTS; FORESTRY; MARKET RESEARCH; METHANE; MOTIVATION; PLANNING; PURCHASE; SALES; SURVEYING;

EID: 80053986278     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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