Food vs. biofuel: An optimization approach to the spatio-temporal analysis of land-use competition and environmental impacts

Applied Energy

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 418-434

  Cobuloglu, Halil I ^a   Büyüktahtakin, I Esra ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass and biofuel production; Economic and environmental analysis; Energy vs. food security; Multi objective optimization; Sustainability and biodiversity; Switchgrass and corn

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BUDGET CONTROL; CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LAND USE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; SOIL POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CONSERVATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; MIXED INTEGER OPTIMIZATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL OPTIMIZATIONS; SWITCHGRASS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; SOIL EROSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84920896916     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.080     Document Type: Article

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