Biofuels and rural poverty / / Joy Clancy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967735003321
• Autore: Clancy Joy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 9780203128473; 1-136-46929-X; 0-203-12847-8; 1-283-97244-1; 1-136-46930-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.95/39
• Soggetti: Biomass energy - Economic aspects; Biomass energy - Social aspects; Biomass energy - Environmental aspects; Energy policy; Rural poor; Poverty - Government policy; Equality; Social justice; North and south; Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes econòmics; Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes socials; Energia de la biomassa - Aspectes ambientals; Política energètica; Pobresa rural; Igualtat; Justícia social; Nord i Sud
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Energy and Rural Poverty -- The Impacts of Large-Scale Biofuel ; Production in Rural Communities -- How Does Large-Scale Liquid Biofuel Production Affect Socio-Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Services? -- Liquid Biofuel Production and Rural Communities' Food Security -- Do Liquid Biofuels Address Rural Energy and Poverty Issues? -- Can Biofuels Be Made Pro-Poor?.
• Sommario/riassunto: Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries. ? Three key concerns are examined from a North-South perspective: ecological issues (related to land use and biodiversity), pro-poor policies (related to food and land security, gender and income generation) and equity of benefits within the global value cha