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Global economic and environmental aspects of biofuels

  1. Title statementGlobal economic and environmental aspects of biofuels [elektronický zdroj] / editor, David Pimentel
    Issue dataBoca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2012
    Phys.des.1 online zdroj (xvii, 435 s.) : il.
    ISBN9781439834640 (electronic bk.)
    1439834644 (electronic bk.)
    9781280121883 (MyiLibrary)
    1280121882 (MyiLibrary)
    EditionAdvances in agroecology ; 17
    Internal Bibliographies/Indexes NoteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
    ContentsCh. 1. Biofuels cause malnutrition in the world / David Pimentel -- ch. 2. Biofuel and the world population problem / Mario Giampietro and Sandra G.F. Bukkens -- ch. 3. Energy cropping in marginal land : viable option or fairy tale? / Sandra Fahd, Salvatore Mellino, and Sergio Ulgiati -- ch. 4. Can switchgrass deliver the ethanol needed to power U.S. transportation / Tad W. Patzek -- ch. 5. Biofuels, climate change, and human population / Edwin Kessler -- ch. 6. Uncertain prospects for sustainable energy in the United Kingdom / Andrew R.B. Ferguson -- ch. 7. Net energy balance and carbon footprint of biofuel from corn and sugarcane / Claudinei Andreoli, David Pimentel, and Simone Pereira de Souza -- ch. 8. Water, food, and biofuels / Claudinei Andreoli and David Pimentel -- ch. 9. The potential of Onondaga County to feed its own population and that of Syracuse, New York : past, present, and future / Stephen B. Balogh ... [et al.] -- ch. 10. Energy production from corn, cellulosic, and algae biomass / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- ch. 11. Biofuels and world food and society issues / Philip McMichael -- ch. 12. The potential of algae and jatropha as biofuel sources / Robert Rapier -- ch. 13. Crop residues for biofuel and increased soil erosion hazards / Rattan Lal -- ch. 14. Biofuels, foods, livestock, and the environment / David Pimentel.
    Another responsib.Pimentel, David, 1925-
    Subj. Headings zpracování biomasy - ekonomické aspekty * fytoenergetika - ekonomické aspekty * fytopaliva - ekonomické aspekty * Biomass energy - Economic aspects. * ekologické zemědělství * Agricultural ecology.
    Form, Genre elektronické knihy * Electronic books.
    Conspect620.9 - Energetika
    UDC620.95 * 620.952 * 631.147
    CountrySpojené státy americké
    Languageangličtina
    URLOdkaz na elektronický dokument EBSCO
    Document kindELECTRONIC RESOURCES
    Call numberBarcodeSublocationVolný výběrInfo
    EK 473300995047elektronické knihyonline

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