Economics of forest biomass-based energy

Handbook of Forest Resource Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 275-289

  Lal, Pankaj ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki R R ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass supply; Emissions; Land use change; Public preferences; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BIOMASS SUPPLY; LAND-USE CHANGE; PUBLIC PREFERENCES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84904810681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203105290     Document Type: Chapter

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