Bioenergy and land use change

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Author:

Qin, Zhangcai, editor.

ISBN:

9781119297369

9781119297376

9781119297345

9781119297352

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 196 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps

Series:

Geophysical monograph ; 231

Geophysical monograph ; 231.

Contents:

Pt. I Bioenergy and Land Use Change -- 1.Bioenergy and Land Use Change: An Overview / Renata Blumberg -- 2.An Exploration of Agricultural Land Use Change at Intensive and Extensive Margins: Implications for Biofuel-Induced Land Use Change Modeling / Wallace E. Tyner -- 3.Effects of Sugarcane Ethanol Expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado: Land Use Response in the New Frontier / J. Christopher Brown -- 4.Biofuel Expansion and the Spatial Economy: Implications for the Amazon Basin in the 21st Century / Robert T. Walker -- pt. II Impacts on Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services -- 5.Toward Life Cycle Analysis on Land Use Change and Climate Impacts from Bioenergy Production: A Review / Hao Cai -- 6.Bioenergies impact on Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services: A Comparison of Biomass and Coal Fuels / Astley Hastings -- 7.Empirical Evidence of Soil Carbon Changes in Bioenergy Cropping Systems / Virginia L. Jin -- 8.The Importance of Crop Residues in Maintaining Soil Organic Carbon in Agroecosystems / Umakant Mishra -- 9.Incorporating Conservation Practices into the Future Bioenergy Landscape: Water Quality and Hydrology / Mi-Ae Ha -- pt. III Data, Modeling and Uncertainties -- 10.Uncertainty in Estimates of Bioenergy-Induced Land Use Change: The Impact of Inconsistent Land Cover Data Sets and Land Class Definitions / Bridget O'Banion -- 11.Challenges in Quantifying and Regulating Indirect Emissions of Biofuels / Deepak Rajagopal -- 12.Biofuels, Land Use Change, and the Limits of Life Cycle Analysis / Richard J. Plevin -- 13.Lost Momentum of Biofuels: What Went Wrong? / Govinda Timilsina.

Abstract:

"Although bioenergy is a renewable energy source, it is not without impact on the environment. Both the cultivation of crops specifically for use as biofuels and the use of agricultural byproducts to generate energy changes the landscape, affects ecosystems, and impacts the climate. Bioenergy and Land Use Change focuses on regional and global assessments of land use change related to bioenergy and the environmental impacts. This interdisciplinary volume provides both high level reviews and in-depth analyses on specific topics. Volume highlights include: land use change concepts, economics, and modeling; relationships between bioenergy and land use change; impacts on soil carbon, soil health, water quality, and the hydrologic cycle; impacts on natural capital and ecosystem services; effects of bioenergy on direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions; biogeochemical and biogeophysical climate regulation; and uncertainties and challenges associated with land use change quantification and environmental impact assessments. Bioenergy and Land Use Change is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, and graduate students from a wide variety of fields including energy, economics, ecology, geography, agricultural science, geoscience, and environmental science"--Provided by publisher

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.

Biomass energy

Land use

Added Author:

Qin, Zhangcai,