摘要：Wood is the primary source of household energy for many African countries. Fuelwood is used for cooking meals, heating homes (as the season requires), making charcoal, etc.. Much of the existing literature concerning fuelwood is broad in scope and does not provide insights into the microeconomic relationships that have evolved with fuelwood shortages. For instance, Dewees (1989) suggests that painfully little is known about even the role of urban fuelwood markets in the overall fuelwood scarcity situation. Much of the literature that exists seems to be motivated by a concern over the rate of deforestation that is occurring in many parts of the world. Deforestation has implications for the household which is dependent on wood as well ecologically dimensions for the landscape.
