Biofuels and rural poverty / Joy Clancy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clancy, Joy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomass energy--Economic aspects.

Biomass energy.

Biomass energy--Social aspects.

Biomass energy--Environmental aspects.

Energy policy.

Rural poor.

Poverty--Government policy.

Poverty.

Equality.

Social justice.

North and south.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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?.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9780203128473

1-136-46929-X

0-203-12847-8

1-283-97244-1

1-136-46930-3

OCLC:

827209056