Beyond commonplace biofuels: Social aspects of ethanol

Energy Policy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 355-362

  Ribeiro, Barbara Esteves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Social impact; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS POLICIES; CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; IRREVERSIBLE SOCIAL COSTS; SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOFUELS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; DECISION MAKING; ETHANOL; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; DECISION MAKING; ETHANOL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84876318520     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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