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Bioenergy development : issues and impacts for poverty and natural resource management /

Bioenergy has been critical to humanity since the cave dwellers first used wood to cook their food and stay warm at night. Ancient forms of bioenergy ¿ firewood and cow dung patties ¿ remain primary fuel sources for rural and poor people. New sources of bioenergy including ¿black liquor¿, biodiesel,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cushion, Elizabeth
Otros Autores: Whiteman, Adrian, Dieterle, Gerhard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
Colección:Agriculture and rural development series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Bioenergy has been critical to humanity since the cave dwellers first used wood to cook their food and stay warm at night. Ancient forms of bioenergy ¿ firewood and cow dung patties ¿ remain primary fuel sources for rural and poor people. New sources of bioenergy including ¿black liquor¿, biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol and many more, have great promise and generate great controversy. This book gives an overview of bioenergy developments and examines the main issues and possible socioeconomic implications of these developments and their potential impacts on land use and the environment, especial.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231) and index.
ISBN:9780821381298
0821381296
6612461284
9786612461286
1282461281
9781282461284