Overview

This survey of the current, and likely future extent of, biomass energy shortages in Sri Lanka seeks to identify the most appropriate means by which these might be addressed, and draws out the lessons to be learned in other parts of the world.

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Author:   Mick Howes (Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment) ,  Pandula Endagama
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9781853390890

ISBN 10:   1853390895
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   15 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Background: the demise of the first biomass energy stratgey. Part 2 Economic and social contexts: the national picture; fuel production and use in rural communities. Part 3 The interventions reviewed: the promotion of farmers' woodlots under the community forestry project; the promotion of domestic cooking stoves under the national fuelwood conservation programme. Part 4 Conclusion: towards a new biomass energy strategy. Appendices: research methods; derivation of biomass supply data and master tables on the national picture; fuel producing agro-forestry systems; the woodfuel trade in Hambantota.

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Michael Howes is a lecturer in environmental policy and regulation at the Australian School of Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Australia. Previously Howes worked as an industrial chemist and technical manager in the manufacturing sector and for several NGOs.

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