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UNINA9910476778103321 |
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Baumber Alex |
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Bioenergy crops for ecosystem health and sustainability / / Alex Baumber |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-55901-0 |
1-315-73378-1 |
1-317-55900-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in Bioenergy Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Energy crops - Environmental aspects |
Energy crops - Economic aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; PART I Introduction; 1 Bioenergy crops and sustainability; PART II Energy cropping and ecosystem health; 2 Bioenergy and climate change; 3 Deforestation and land degradation; 4 Ecological restoration and enhancement; PART III Socio-economic dimensions of energy cropping; 5 Food security; 6 Land rights and community impacts; 7 The economics of energy cropping; PART IV Moving forward; 8 Review of policy options; 9 Case studies: Australia and Brazil; 10 Conclusion; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated. The book recognises that certain energy crops (e.g. oil palm for biodiesel) have generated sustainability concerns, but also asks the question ""is there a better way?"" of using energy crops to strategically enhance ecosystem functions. It draws on numerous case |
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