Agrofuels [[electronic resource] ] : big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction / / François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello |
Autore | Houtart François |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 196 p |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HoutartFrançois
BawtreeVictoria MpoziBosco Bashangwa BukassaBeinvenue Lutumba GeuensGeoffrey BelloWalden F |
Collana | Transnational Institute series |
Soggetto topico |
Energy crops industry
Energy crops - Environmental aspects Energy crops - Economic aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-84964-560-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460115303321 |
Houtart François | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrofuels [[electronic resource] ] : big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction / / François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello |
Autore | Houtart François |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 196 p |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HoutartFrançois
BawtreeVictoria MpoziBosco Bashangwa BukassaBeinvenue Lutumba GeuensGeoffrey BelloWalden F |
Collana | Transnational Institute series |
Soggetto topico |
Energy crops industry
Energy crops - Environmental aspects Energy crops - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 1-84964-560-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785592603321 |
Houtart François | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agrofuels : big profits, ruined lives and ecological destruction / / François Houtart ; translated by Victoria Bawtree ; with the collaboration of Bosco Bashangwa Mpozi, Beinvenue Lutumba Bukassa and Geoffrey Geuens ; foreword by Walden Bello |
Autore | Houtart François |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 196 p |
Disciplina | 333.9539 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HoutartFrançois
BawtreeVictoria MpoziBosco Bashangwa BukassaBeinvenue Lutumba GeuensGeoffrey BelloWalden F |
Collana | Transnational Institute series |
Soggetto topico |
Energy crops industry
Energy crops - Environmental aspects Energy crops - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 1-84964-560-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Energy and Development -- Exploiting Nature as a Source of Energy -- Energy in the Development Model -- Energy's Role in the Growth of Capitalism -- The Social and Ecological Effects of the Capitalist Development Model -- 2. The Twin Crises: Energy and Climate -- The Energy Crisis and Non-renewable Energy Sources -- The Climate Crisis or Global Warming -- 3. The Neoliberal Discourse on Climate Change -- First Stage: Denying or Playing Down Climate Change -- Second Stage: Promoting Market-friendly Solutions -- Problems with the Neoliberal Approach -- 4. Agrofuels and Agroenergy -- Characteristics of Agrofuels -- The Different Types of Agroenergy -- 5. Ethanol Production -- FROM SUGAR CANE -- In Brazil -- In Other Countries of the South -- In the Countries of the North -- 6. Agrodiesel Production -- FROM PALM OIL -- Origins and Characteristics -- Contemporary Production -- Personal Testimony from Colombia -- FROM JATROPHA CURCAS -- Origins and Characteristics -- Contemporary Production Programmes in Asia and Africa -- Plants Similar to Jatropha Curcas -- 7. The Collateral Effects of Agrofuels -- The Ecological Effects of Agrofuels -- The Social Effects of Agrofuels -- 8. The Socio-economic Dimensions of Agroenergy -- The Agricultural Model Underlying Agrofuels -- Economic and Financial Issues of Agrofuels -- Agrofuels and the Food Crisis -- Agrofuels and the Reproduction of Capital -- Agrofuels and the Development Model -- 9. Alternative Ways of Solving the Climate and Energy Crises and the Role of Agrofuels -- Solutions Envisaged and their Limitations -- Post-capitalist Logic of the Economy and a New Development Model -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820966103321 |
Houtart François | ||
London, : Pluto Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bioenergy crops for ecosystem health and sustainability / / Alex Baumber |
Autore | Baumber Alex |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.95/39
333.9539 |
Collana | Routledge Studies in Bioenergy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Energy crops - Environmental aspects
Energy crops - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
9781317559016
1317559010 9781315733784 1315733781 9781317559009 1317559002 |
Classificazione | TEC003080 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476778103321 |
Baumber Alex | ||
2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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