Fuelwood: The Energy Crisis that Won't Go AwayInternational Institute for Environment and Development, 1984 - Technology & Engineering - 107 pages Technical report on fuelwood shortages and fuel supply in developing countries - analyses the causes of deforestation, multiple usage of wood and attitudes towards forest establishment; describes tree farming, social forestry programmes and fuel saving stoves; discusses energy policies aiming at energy conservation. Photographs. |
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