| Description |
1 online resource (296 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of acronyms; Contributors; 1 General introduction; 2 Land cover and land use; 3 Input use and crop production; 4 Assessing greenhouse gas emissions; 5 How land rights influence the social impacts of biomass production; 6 Biofuel production in Brazil; 7 Biofuel production in the USA; 8 Biofuel production in the EU; 9 Sugar beet ethanol in the EU; 10 Oil palm biodiesel in the Far East; 11 Biofuel production in southern Africa; 12 Biofuel production in China; 13 Lignocellulosic crops |
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14 Bioenergy production from waste agricultural biomass15 Impact on land and biomass availability; 16 Outlook; Index |
| Summary |
Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops. The book highlights land use dynamics, cultivation practices related to conversion and wider impacts. It explores how biofuel production chain development is steered by emerging technologies and management practices and how both can be influenced by effective policies designed to encourage sustainable biofuel production. The book highlights major biofuel production |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Energy crops.
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Biomass energy.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Alternative agriculture.
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sustainable agriculture (discipline)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Alternative agriculture
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Biomass energy
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Energy crops
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Sustainable agriculture
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dixon, John
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Van Keulen, Herman
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| ISBN |
9781134624843 |
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1134624840 |
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9781134624775 |
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1134624778 |
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