Exploring bioenergy potentials of built-up areas based on NEG-EROEI indicators

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-79

  Arodudu, Oludunsin ^a   Ibrahim, Esther ^b   Voinov, Alexey ^c   Van Duren, Iris ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b National Centre for Remote Sensing   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; EROEI; GIS; Green roofs; LCA; NEG; Potential energy; Urban space

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; POTENTIAL ENERGY; ROOFS; URBAN PLANNING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BIOENERGY POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EROEI; FOREST CONSERVATION; GREEN ROOF; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); URBAN SPACES;

BIOMASS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GIS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; URBAN AREA;

NETHERLANDS; OVERIJSSEL;

EID: 84910055861     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.042     Document Type: Article

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