Global economic and environmental aspects of biofuels. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, David Pimentel.
• Other Names: Pimentel, David, 1925-
• Contents: Ch. 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 [and others] -- ch. 10. Energy production from corn, cellulosic, and algae biomass / David Pimentel [and others] -- 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.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 435 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.95/39; Biomass energy -- Economic aspects; Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects; Agricultural ecology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity; Agricultural ecology; Biomass energy -- Economic aspects; Biomass energy -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439834640; 1439834644; 9781280121883; 1280121882
• Related ISBNs: 9781439834633; 1439834636
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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