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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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A timber truck fully loaded with logs drives over a very simple wooden bridge in a forest.
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Wood utilisation in the building sector - What are the determinants ?

The utilisation of sustainably produced timber has a positive impact on the environment.

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Its relevance for politics and markets is rather high. Therefore, we identified and analysed the most relevant determinants for timber consumption in the building sector, the most important user of timber.

  • Jochem D, Janzen N, Weimar H (2016) Estimation of own and cross price elasticities of demand for wood-based products and associated substitutes in the German construction sector. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 137, 20 November 2016, Pages 1216–1227 (Accepted 25 July 2016) (Available online 27 July 2016)  dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.165
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