Producing Woodfuel for Urban Centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Path Out of Poverty for Rural Households?

World Development

Volumn 64, Issue S1, 2014, Pages S80-S90

  Schure, Jolien ^a,b   Levang, Patrice ^a,c   Wiersum, K Freerk ^b  

^a Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)   (Cameroon)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Charcoal; Fuelwood; Livelihoods

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY POLICY; FORESTRY POLICY; FUELWOOD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KINSHASA; KISANGANI; ORIENTALE; VILLE DE KINSHASA;

EID: 84911439104     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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