Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels : evidence from developing nations / edited by Alexandros Gasparatos, Per Stromberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gasparatos, Alexandros, editor.

Strömberg, Per, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomass energy--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Biomass energy.

Biomass energy--Social aspects--Developing countries.

Biomass energy--Environmental aspects--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 375 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Socioeconomic & Environmental Impacts of Biofuels

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biofuels are currently in the middle of a heated academic and public policy debate. Biofuel production has increased fivefold in the past decade and is expected to further double by 2020. Most of this expansion will happen in developing nations. This volume is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive overview of the biofuel debate in developing countries. The chapters are written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, exposing the key drivers and impacts of biofuel production and use. The book covers impacts as diverse as air pollution, biodiversity loss, deforestation, energy security, food security, greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, rural development, water consumption and other socioeconomic issues. Its wide focus accommodates examples from countries in Africa, America and Asia. As such, this book will become an indispensable companion to academics, practitioners and policy makers who wish to know more about biofuel issues in the developing world.

Contents:

Biofuels at the confluence of energy security, rural development, and food security : a developing country perspective / Per Stromberg and Alexandros Gasparatos

The interrelations of future global bioenergy potentials, food demand, and agricultural technology / Karl-Heinz Erb [and others]

Air pollution impacts of biofuels / Kristina Wagstrom and Jason Hill

Water for bioenergy : a global analysis / P. Winnie Gerbens-Leenes, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, and Theo H. Van der Meer

The challenges of estimating tropical deforestation due to biofuel expansion / Yan Gao, Margaret Skutsch, and Omar Masera

The Brazilian bioethanol and biodiesel programs : drivers, policies, and impacts / Alexandros Gasparatos, Matteo Borzoni, and Ricardo Abramovay

Power, social impacts, and certification of ethanol fuel : view from the northeast of Brazil / Markku Lehtonen

Implications of global ethanol expansion on Brazilian regional land use / Amani Elobeid, Miguel Carriquiry, and Jacinto F. Fabiosa

Biofuel expansion in Southeast Asia : biodiversity impacts and policy guidelines / Janice S.H. Lee, John Garcia-Ulloa, and Lian Pin Koh

Jatropha production for biodiesel in Yunnan, China : implications for sustainability at the village level / Daisuke Sano, Jane Romero, and Mark Elder

Biofuels and Africa : impacts and linkages at the household level / Siwa Msangi

Energy security, agroindustrial development, and international trade : the case of sugarcane in Southern Africa / Bothwell Batidzirai and Francis X. Johnson

Environmental and socioeconomic considerations for jatropha growing in Southern Africa / Graham P. Von Maltitz [and others]

Biofuels in developing countries : a synthesis / Alexandros Gasparatos and Per Stromberg.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-53990-6

1-107-22825-5

1-283-52196-2

1-139-52709-6

9786613834416

0-511-92089-X

1-139-52589-1

1-139-53175-1

1-139-53056-9

1-139-52828-9

OCLC:

804664860