Global developments in the competition for land from biofuels

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Murphy, Richard ^a   Woods, Jeremy ^a   Black, Mairi ^a   McManus, Marcelle ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Food agriculture; Land use; Sustainability; Transport energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMISSION CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78751679369     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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