Biofuels and the Globalization of Risk : the Biggest Change in North-South Relationships Since Colonialism?.

Biofuels and the Globalization of Risk offers a fresh, compelling analysis of the politics and policies behind the biofuels story, with its technological optimism and often-idealized promises for the future. This essential new critique argues that investment in biofuels may reconfigure risk and resp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Zed Books Ltd., 2010.
Subjects:
Biomass energy > Political aspects.
Biomass energy > Government policy.
Biomass energy > Case studies.
Bioénergie > Aspect politique.
Bioénergie > Politique gouvernementale.
Bioénergie > Études de cas.
NATURE > Wildlife.
Biocarburants.
Disponibilités alimentaires.
Consommation d'énergie.
Relations Nord-Sud.
Mondialisation.
Biomass energy
Biomass energy > Government policy
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • About the author; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; ONE
  • Introduction: perfect storms; TWO
  • Science: biofuels, yesterday and tomorrow; THREE
  • Systems: complexity and knowledge; FOUR
  • Synergy: networks and interests; FIVE
  • Scale: solutions and risks; SIX
  • Sustainability? The globalization of risk; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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