Bioenergy development [[electronic resource] ] : issues and impacts for poverty and natural resource management / / Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman, and Gerhard Dieterle
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| Autore: |
Cushion Elizabeth
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| Titolo: |
Bioenergy development [[electronic resource] ] : issues and impacts for poverty and natural resource management / / Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman, and Gerhard Dieterle
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.95/39 |
| Soggetto topico: | Biomass energy |
| Biomass energy - Environmental aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
WhitemanAdrian
DieterleGerhard
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bioenergy development |
| ISBN: | 1-282-46128-1 |
| 9786612461286 | |
| 0-8213-8129-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910457101603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Agriculture and rural development.