Ecological sustainability of woodfuel as an energy source in rural communities

Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: Ecological Dimensions

Volumn 9781441906335, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-325

  Bailis, Rob ^a   Chatellier, Jeff L ^a   Ghilardi, Adrian ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0633-5_18     Document Type: Chapter

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