Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels : evidence from developing nations /

Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels : evidence from developing nations /

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Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Language:English
Subject:
Biomass energy -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
Biomass energy -- Social aspects -- Developing countries.
Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.
Biomass energy -- Economic aspects.
Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects.
Developing countries.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11830854
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Gasparatos, Alexandros.
Strömberg, Per.
ISBN:9780511920899
051192089X
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9781107009356
1107009359
9781139530569
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:"Biofuels are currently in the middle of a heated academic and public policy debate. Biofuel production has increased fivefold in the past decade and is expected to further double by 2020. Most of this expansion will happen in developing nations. This volume is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive overview of the biofuel debate in developing countries. The chapters are written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, exposing the key drivers and impacts of biofuel production and use. The book covers impacts as diverse as air pollution, biodiversity loss, deforestation, energy security, food security, greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, rural development, water consumption and other socioeconomic issues. Its wide focus accommodates examples from countries in Africa, America and Asia. As such, this book will become an indispensable companion to academics, practitioners and policy makers who wish to know more about biofuel issues in the developing world"--Provided by publisher
Other form:Print version: Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107009356
Standard no.:9786613834416
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Part I. Global Overview:
  • 1. Biofuels at the confluence of energy security, rural development and food security: a developing country perspective
  • 2. The interrelations of future global bioenergy potentials, food demand and agricultural technology
  • 3. Air pollution impacts of biofuels
  • 4. Water for bioenergy: a global analysis
  • 5. The challenges of estimating tropical deforestation due to biofuel expansion
  • Part II. The Case of Brazil:
  • 6. The Brazilian bioethanol and biodiesel programs: drivers, policies and impacts
  • 7. Power, social impacts, and certification of ethanol fuel: view from the northeast of Brazil
  • 8. Implications of global ethanol expansion on Brazilian regional land use
  • Part III. Asia:
  • 9. Biofuel expansion in southeast Asia: biodiversity impacts and policy guidelines
  • 10. Jatropha production for biodiesel in Yunnan, China: implications for sustainability at the village level
  • Part IV. Africa:
  • 11. Biofuels and Africa: impacts and linkages at the household-level
  • 12. Energy security, agro-industrial development and international trade: the case of sugarcane in southern Africa
  • 13. Environmental and socio-economic considerations for jatropha growing in Southern Africa Graham
  • Part V. Synthesis:
  • 14. Biofuels in developing countries: a synthesis

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