Biofuels and Sustainability [electronic resource] : Holistic Perspectives for Policy-making

• Tác giả: Masahiro Matsuura, Osamu Saito, Hideaki Shiroyama, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-4431548959
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 338.927 Appropriate technology
• Thông tin xuất bản: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2018
• Mô tả vật lý: VI, 265 p. 72 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 170014
• Chủ đề: 1. Ecosystems; 2. Energy and state; 3. Energy policy; 4. Environmental law; 5. Environmental management; 6. Environmental policy; 7. Renewable energy resources; 8. Sustainable development; 9. Sustainable Development; 11. Energy Policy, Economics and Management; 12. Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; 13. Environmental Management; 14. Renewable and Green Energy

Tóm tắt

This open access book presents a comprehensive analysis of biofuel use strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective using sustainability science. This interdisciplinary perspective (social science-natural science) means that the strategies and policy options proposed will have significant impacts on the economy and society alike. Biofuels are expected to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, revitalizing economies in agricultural communities and alleviating poverty. However, despite these anticipated benefits, international organizations such as the FAO, OECD and UN have published reports expressing concerns that biofuel promotion may lead to deforestation, water pollution and water shortages. The impacts of biofuel use are extensive, cross-sectoral and complex, and as such, comprehensive analyses are required in order to assess the extent to which biofuels can contribute to sustainable societies. Applying interdisciplinary sustainability science concepts and methodologies, the book helps to enhance the establishment of a sustainable society as well as the development of appropriate responses to a global need for urgent action on current issues related to biofuels.