Biofuel production potentials in Europe: Sustainable use of cultivated land and pastures, Part II: Land use scenarios

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-187

  Fischer, Günther ^a   Prieler, Sylvia ^a   van Velthuizen, Harrij ^a   Berndes, Göran ^b   Faaij, André ^c   Londo, Marc ^d   de Wit, Marc ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuels; Crop residues; Land resources; Land use scenarios

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE; AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CULTIVATED LANDS; CURRENT TRENDS; EASTERN EUROPE; FEEDSTOCK PRODUCTION; LAND CONVERSION; LAND RESOURCES; LAND USE SCENARIOS; LAND-USE SCENARIO; NATURE CONSERVATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PASTURE LANDS; POLICY SETTING; SUSTAINABLE FARMING; SUSTAINABLE USE; UKRAINE; YIELD INCREASE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; CROPS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; RISK PERCEPTION;

BIOFUELS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 75749138144     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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