Assessing global land use : balancing consumption with sustainable supply /

"Global land use plays a central role in determining our food, material and energy supply. Many countries have started to support the use of biomass for biofuels and biomaterials, and, at the same time, are becoming concerned about the increasing consequences of land competition, such as rising...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bringezu, Stefan (Author)
Corporate Author: United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Environment Programme, 2014.
Subjects:
Land use.
Sustainability.
Utilisation du sol.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Disponibilités alimentaires.
Approvisionnement énergétique.
Biodiversité.
Développement durable.
Economie de l'environnement.
Land use
Sustainability
land > consumption > cropland > expansion > global > sustainable > Figure > food
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Recent and long-term trends of global land use
  • Factors driving increased demand for cropland
  • Balancing consumption with sustainable production
  • Options for sustaining global use of land.

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