Rural households' preferences and attitudes towards biomass fuels - results from a comprehensive field survey in Bangladesh

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Hassan, Md Kamrul ^a   Halder, Pradipta ^a   Pelkonen, Paavo ^a   Pappinen, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attitude; Bangladesh; Biomass fuel; Preference; Rural household

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FUELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; WOOD FUELS;

ATTITUDE; BANGLADESH; BIOMASS FUELS; PREFERENCE; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS;

BIOMASS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIELD SURVEY; FUELWOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL ENERGY;

BANGLADESH; BIOMASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FUELS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SURVEYS;

BANGLADESH;

ALBIZIA PROCERA; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; MANGIFERA INDICA; SAMANEA SAMAN;

EID: 84893472736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21920567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2192-0567-3-24     Document Type: Article

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