The direct-use value of urban tree non-timber forest products to household income in poorer suburbs in South African towns

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-112

  Kaoma, Humphrey ^a   Shackleton, Charlie M ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Construction timber; Firewood; Fruits; Homesteads; Local prices; Poverty; Urban spaces

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FRUITS; SURVEYS; TIMBER; URBAN PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION TIMBER; FIREWOOD; HOMESTEADS; LOCAL PRICES; POVERTY; URBAN SPACES;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84945496584     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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