Household dynamics and fuelwood consumption in developing countries: A cross-national analysis

Population and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 365-378

  Knight, Kyle W ^a   Rosa, Eugene A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Fuelwood; Households; STIRPAT

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY USE; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RESOURCE USE;

EID: 84861228098     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-011-0151-3     Document Type: Article

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