Energy supply and use in a rural West African village

Energy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-292

  Johnson, Nathan G ^a   Bryden, Kenneth M ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Rural Africa; Sahel; Sustainability; Village energy; Wood consumption

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEATING; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOOD;

DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ENERGY DYNAMICS; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY USAGE; ENERGY USE; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; RURAL VILLAGES; SAHEL; VILLAGE ENERGY; WOOD CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; WOOD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY; HEATING; WOOD;

MALI; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84861789361     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.04.028     Document Type: Article

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