Conversion efficiency and economics of urban wood utilization

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Tinus, Craig A ^a   LaMana, Michael ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Heartwood Ecological Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoided Disposal; Hedonic Valuation; Log; Lumber; Municipal; Recycling; Sawmill; Wood Waste

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

EID: 84874320463     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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