Energy and socio-economic profile of a small rural community in the highlands of central Tanzania: A case study

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-209

  Menéndez, Alejandro ^a   Curt, María Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachystegia; Charcoal; Energy consumption; Fuelwood; Rural community; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; CHARCOAL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORESTRY; HEATING; KEROSENE; MOISTURE; SURVEYS;

BRACHYSTEGIA; DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE; DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE; FUELWOOD; RURAL COMMUNITY; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; TANZANIA;

RURAL AREAS;

CHARCOAL; ENERGY USE; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

IRINGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

BRACHYSTEGIA; BRACHYSTEGIA SPICIFORMIS;

EID: 84877685835     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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