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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Land Degradation in Ethiopia: What do Stoves Have to Do with it?
Autores: | Gebreegziabher,   Zenebe; van Kooten,   G. Cornelis; van Soest,   Daan P.
Data: | 2008-06-09
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Land degradation; Technology adoption; Africa; Ethiopia; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O55; Q24; Q55.
Resumo: | Land degradation is a particularly vexing problem in developing countries; as forests are depleted, crop residues and dung are used for fuel, which degrades cropland. In Ethiopia, the government encourages tree planting and adoption of energy efficient stove technologies to mitigate land degradation. We use data from 200 households in Tigrai, Ethiopia to examine the adoption of new stove technologies. Adoption is an economic decision, related to savings in time spent collecting fuel and cooking, and cattle required for everyday purposes. Results indicate adopters of efficient stoves reduce respective wood and dung use by 68 and 316 kg per month.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/37026

Relação:

University of Victoria&gt;Resource and Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis Research Group&gt;Working Papers

REPA Working Paper

2005-16

Formato: | 27