Integrated spatiotemporal modelling of bioenergy production potentials, agricultural land use, and related GHG balances; demonstrated for Ukraine

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 391-411

  Van der Hilst, Floor ^a   Verstegen, Judith A ^a   Zheliezna, Tetiana ^b   Drozdova, Olga ^b   Faaij, André P C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Scientific Engineering Centre 'Biomass'   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Bioethanol; GHG emissions, modeling; GIS; Land use change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GHG EMISSION; LAND-USE CHANGE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL MODELLING;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84899994879     PISSN: 1932104X     EISSN: 19321031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1471     Document Type: Article

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