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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825336103321

Autore

Cushion Elizabeth

Titolo

Bioenergy development : : issues and impacts for poverty and natural resource management / / Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman, and Gerhard Dieterle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010

ISBN

1-282-46128-1

9786612461286

0-8213-8129-6

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Agriculture and rural development

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitemanAdrian

DieterleGerhard

Disciplina

333.95/39

Soggetti

Biomass energy

Biomass energy - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Overview; Figures; Boxes; Tables; 2. Solid Biomass; 3. Liquid Biofuels; 4. Impacts and Issues at the Country and Regional Levels; 5. 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; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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