Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels : evidence from developing nations

"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 double by 2020. Most of this expansion will happen in developing nations. This book is the first of its kind, providing a comprehe...

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Main Authors: Gasparatos, Alexandros (Author), Stromberg, Per (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2012
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245 0 0 |a Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of biofuels :   |b evidence from developing nations   |c edited by Alexandros Gasparatos, Per Stromberg 
260 |a Cambridge :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xviii, 375 p. :   |b ill. (some col.) ;   |c 27 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Biofuels at the confluence of energy security, rural development, and food security : a developing country perspective -- 2. The interrelations of future global bionergy potentials, food demand, and agricultural technology -- 3. Air pollution impacts of biofuels -- 4. Water for bionergy : a global analysis -- 5. The challenges of estimating tropical deforestation due to biofuel expansion -- 6. The Brazilian bioethanol and biodiesel programs : drivers, policies, and impacts -- 7. Power, social impacts, and certification of ethanol fuel : view from the northeast of Brazil -- 8. Implications of global ethanol expansion on Brazilian regional land use -- 9. Biofuel expansion in Southeast Asia : biodiversity impacts and policy guidelines -- 10. Jatropha production for biodiesel in Yunnan, China : implications for sustainability at the village level -- 11. Biofuels and Africa : impacts and linkages at the household level -- 12. Energy security, agroindustrial development, and international trade : the case of sugarcane in Southern Africa -- 13. Environmental and socioeconomic considerations for jatropha growing in Southern Africa -- 14. Biofuels in developing countries : a synthesis 
520 |a "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 double by 2020. Most of this expansion will happen in developing nations. This book is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive overview of the biofuel debate in developingcountries. The chapters are written by a multidisciplinary team of experts who expose 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, and use change, rural development, water consumption, and other socioeconomic issues. It has a wide geographical focus accommodating examples from countries in Africa, America, and Asia. As such, this book will become an indispensable companion for academics, practitioners, and policy makers who wish to know more about biofuel issues in the developing world."-- Back cover. 
650 0 |a Biomass energy   |x Economic aspects   |z Developing countries 
650 0 |a Biomass energy   |x Environmental aspects   |z Developing countries 
650 0 |a Biomass energy   |x Social aspects   |z Developing countries 
700 1 |a Gasparatos, Alexandros ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Stromberg, Per ,   |e author 
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