Farm systems assessment of bioenergy feedstock production: Integrating bio-economic models and life cycle analysis approaches

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-64

  Glithero, N J ^a   Ramsden, S J ^a   Wilson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Cereal straw; Farm systems; Greenhouse gas emissions; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MARKET SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAW; SUSTAINABILITY;

MISCANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860536541     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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