Wasteland energy-scapes: a comparative energy flow analysis of India's biofuel and biomass economies
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Biofuels; Wood fuels; Wastelands; Energy security; Energy flow analysis; Social metabolism;All these keywords.
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- R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
- J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
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