An Economic Analysis and Simulation of Woodfuel Management in the Sahel |
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Authors: | Kenneth M Chomitz Charles Griffiths |
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Institution: | (1) Development Research Group, World Bank, Washington, D.C. 20433, USA;(2) National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, MC 1809, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper presents an economic framework and a computationalmethodology for assessing the evolution of woodfuel supply costsand the spatial distribution of biomass in a Sahelian woodlandsetting. Spatial data on standing stock and the costs oftransport to market are used to construct a supply curve for fuelto a fuel-consuming location. Given an exogenously specifieddemand, the model simulates, period by period, the extraction,regeneration, and transport of wood fuels. The model is appliedto evaluate the benefits and ecological impacts of scenarios forwoodland management around the city of N'Djamena, Chad. |
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Keywords: | Africa biomass Chad charcoal fuelwood Sahel simulation woodfuel |
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