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Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Evidence from Developing Nations
Alexandros Gasparatos (Ed.)
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Description for Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Evidence from Developing Nations
hardcover. Comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume on biofuels in developing countries for academics, practitioners and policy makers. Editor(s): Gasparatos, Alexandros; Stromberg, Per. Num Pages: 389 pages, 40 b/w illus. 26 colour illus. 23 maps. BIC Classification: RNC; THX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 894. Evidence from Developing Nations. 389 pages, 40 b/w illus. 26 colour illus. 23 maps. Editor(s): Gasparatos, Alexandros; Stromberg, Per. Comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume on biofuels in developing countries for academics, practitioners and policy makers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: RNC; THX. Dimension: 188 x 254 x 24. Weight: 894.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107009356
SKU
V9781107009356
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Ref
99-12
About Alexandros Gasparatos (Ed.)
Alexandros Gasparatos is a James Martin Research Fellow at the Biodiversity Institute, Oxford University. He has published on a wide range of topics including biofuels, food security, energy security, ecosystem services, urban biodiversity and sustainability assessment. He has been involved in several major research projects during his time at Oxford University, the United Nations University (Yokohama, Japan) and the University ... Read more
Reviews for Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Evidence from Developing Nations
'… a useful companion text in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course … Recommended.' K. S. Evans, Choice