Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Agriculture and rural development |
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Agriculture and rural development series.
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Contents |
Executive summary -- Overview -- Solid biomass -- Liquid biofuels -- Impacts and issues at the country and regional levels -- Conclusions -- Appendix A : Production of alcohol bioenergy from sugars and starches -- Appendix B : Production of bioenergy from oilseed crops -- Appendix C : Second-generation bioenergy production -- Appendix D : Third-generation bioenergy production |
Summary |
Bioenergy has been critical to humanity since the cave dwellers first used wood to cook their food and stay warm at night. Ancient forms of bioenergy ¿ firewood and cow dung patties ¿ remain primary fuel sources for rural and poor people. New sources of bioenergy including ¿black liquor¿, biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol and many more, have great promise and generate great controversy. This book gives an overview of bioenergy developments and examines the main issues and possible socioeconomic implications of these developments and their potential impacts on land use and the environment, especial |
Analysis |
Biomass energy |
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Biomass energy Environmental aspects |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Biomass energy.
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Natural resources -- Management.
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Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Energie de la biomasse.
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Effets sur l'environnement.
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Aspects socio-économiques.
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Biomass energy
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Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects
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Natural resources -- Management
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Bioenergie
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Bodennutzung
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Wald
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Armut
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Welt
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Whiteman, Adrian.
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Dieterle, Gerhard.
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LC no. |
2009048128 |
ISBN |
9780821381298 |
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0821381296 |
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6612461284 |
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9786612461286 |
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1282461281 |
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9781282461284 |
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