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The choice of domestic fuel is a matter of great concern for households and policy makers in India. This paper investigates the demand for domestic fuels when households face four choices: Fuelwood…
1 January 2006 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubSince the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the state-owned forestry industry (SOFI) has contributed greatly to national construction and social development. However, since the end of…
14 June 2006 | Thesis PHD | ChinaUnderstanding relationship between environmental protection and economic development is crucial to form practical environmental policy. At micro level, implementation of environmental regulations…
1 February 2006 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaCommunity forest plantations are a common intervention in developing countries. We use household and remote sensing data from Orissa, India, to estimate welfare effects of community forest plantations…
1 November 2005 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubThis paper is an application of the contingent valuation method on community plantations in the highlands of Ethiopia. A discrete-continuous elicitation format was applied. It was found that there is…
18 November 2004 | Discussion Paper | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global HubThis chapter by EfD China Research Associate Priscilla Cooke St.Clair, explores the impact of changes in environmental conditions on household labor allocation to the collection of environmental goods…
9 October 2003 | Book Chapter |In the 1970s, it appeared that fuelwood use was growing rapidly, and this could have major adverse impacts on the resource and poor users. By the mid-1980s, revised assessments indicated that there…
1 January 2003 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubThe impact of woodfuel collection on forests has been controversial and its role in rural livelihoods and deforestation is the subject of considerable debate. This study reviews the main dimensions of…
1 January 2003 | Discussion Paper | Global HubA major strategy to combat deforestation caused by household fuel collection has been the establishment of plantations, especially in India. A household model is specified with a number of collection…
1 May 2001 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubIn Orissa 100 thousand ha of village plantations were established from 1985 to 1992 as an aid project to support the subsistence needs of rural poor and to relieve heavy pressure on the natural…
25 December 2001 | Peer Reviewed | Global Hub