Biofuels and renewable energy

Description :
The eight articles deal with global biomass use and the environmental impacts of biofuels ; the role of oil palm in Indonesia’s rural development ; the transition to second generation biofuels in the United States ; the renewable energy sources and biofuels (the case of Ethanol in Brazil) ; a chance for rural development in Madagascar with foreign investment in Jatropha production ; boon and bane of China’s “white gold”, the history, environmental consequences and socio-economic implications of Yunnan´s rubber boom; the caterpillar fungus on the Tibetan Plateau and the EU-directive on renewable energy. - (IfL)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geographische Rundschau. International edition, issn : 1860-7098, 2010, vol. 6, n°. 4, p. 4-52, nombre de pages : 49, Références bibliographiques : 169 ref.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne