Integrated assessment of sustainability trade-offs and pathways for global bioenergy production: Framing a novel hybrid approach

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2791-2809

  Acosta Michlik, Lilibeth ^a,b,c   Lucht, Wolfgang ^a,d   Bondeau, Alberte ^a   Beringer, Tim ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Integrated assessment; Land use change; Sustainability pathways; Sustainability trade offs; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY SECURITY; FUZZY LOGIC; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; LAND-USE CHANGE; TRADE OFF;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 79955515129     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.02.011     Document Type: Review

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