Estimating woody biomass in Sub-Saharan Africa

Woodfuels play a dominant role in energy balance of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and shortages of woodfuel exist - or are perceived to exist - in many areas. This volume describes a first attempt to map the varied vegetation and types of land cover in Sub-Saharan Africa and to assess the growing...

• Other Authors: Millington, Andrew C, Critchley, Richard W, Douglas, Terry D, Ryan, Paul
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1994
• Subjects: ENERGIA DE LA BIOMASA; DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA; VEGETACION; AFRICA AL SUR DEL SAHARA

Table of Contents:

• Preface and acknowledgments
• Authors and contributors
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Pt. 1. Application of remote sensing for woody biomass assessment and mapping: 1. Introduction and background
• 2. Using meteorological satellite data for vegetation and land use mapping
• 3. Mapping of land cover class
• 4. Woody biomass assessment
• 5. Description of biomass classes
• 6. Regional summaries by class of biomass
• 7. Conclusions and future directions
• References
• Pt. 2. Regional distribution of land cover classes: 8. The West African Sahel / Richard W. Critchley
• 9.The West African Coast / Andrew C. Millington
• 10. The Horn of Africa / John Kirkby
• 11. Central Africa / Terry D. Douglas
• 12. East Africa / Phil O'Keefe, Ian Ryle, and John Kirkby
• 13. Southern Africa / Roger Bevan
• Glossary
• Index of botanical names
• Index of place names
• Figures
• Tables
• Maps