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...
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Washington, D.C.
World Bank
1994
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- 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