Bioenergy crops for ecosystem health and sustainability /
The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject o much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group,
2016.
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| Summary: | The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject o much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated. The book recognizes that certain energy crops (e.g. oil palm for biodiesel) have generated sustainability concerns, but also asks the question 'is there a better way' of using energy crops to strategically enhance ecosystem functions? It draws on numerous case studies, including where energy crops have had negative outcomes as well as cases where energy crops have produced benefits for ecosystem heath, such as soil and water protection from the cropping of willow and poplar in Europe and the use of mallee eucalypts to fight salinity in Western Australia. While exploring this central argument, the volume also provides a systematic overview of the socio-economic sustainability issues surrounding bioenergy.--COVER. |
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| Item Description: | "Earthscan from Routledge." |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (xi, 205 pages ) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315733784 1315733781 9781317559009 1317559002 9781317559016 1317559010 9781317558996 1317558995 9780367173227 0367173220 |