The regional effects of a biomass fuel industry on US agriculture

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 598-609

  Gallagher, Paul W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced biofuels; Regional agriculture impact; US land use policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ADVANCED BIOFUELS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS-BASED FUELS; ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE POLICY; NARROW DEFINITIONS; REGIONAL AGRICULTURE IMPACT; REGIONAL EFFECTS;

BIOFUELS;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; COMPETITIVENESS; ENERGY MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899110674     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.037     Document Type: Article

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