Demystifying the social impacts of biofuels at local levels: Where is the evidence?

Geography Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 478-488

  Hodbod, Jennifer ^a   Tomei, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AFRICA; ASIA;

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84880448109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12051     Document Type: Article

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