Land Allocation for Biomass Crops Challenges and Opportunities with
This edited volume establishes a forum for international experts to explore cutting-edge questions associated with the land use and biomass production. Topics include ‘do we have enough land, either primary or marginal, to accommodate future production of
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nd Allocation for Biomass Crops Challenges and Opportunities with Changing Land Use
Land Allocation for Biomass Crops
Ruopu Li • Andrea Monti Editors
Land Allocation for Biomass Crops Challenges and Opportunities with Changing Land Use
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Editors Ruopu Li Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL, USA
Andrea Monti Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna Bologna, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-74535-0 ISBN 978-3-319-74536-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74536-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018942054 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
During the last 20 years, my research has evolved from field work with energy and industrial crops to modelling and assessment of the economic, environmental and social sustainability of biomass value chains. Resource efficiency and use of marginal lands for such crops form part of both my recent research area in respective collaborative projects and my teaching topics for graduate students of various disciplines. This book brings together knowledge from recent work with various lignocellulosic and herbaceous non-food crops, and addresses the challenges and opportunities of their cultivation in low quality and marginal lands. I strongly believe it brings high-added values to everyone interested in this field. The editors, Ruopu Li and Andrea Monti, brought together a group of distinguished authors who have not only provided comprehensive documentation of research conducted for land use and biomass production, but also unique and
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