Format:
1 online resource (217 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781844077199
,
9781136469305
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Bioenergy Series
Content:
Biofuels and Rural Poverty makes an original contribution to the current controversial global debate on biofuels, in particular the consequences that large-scale production of transport fuel substitutes can have on rural areas, principally in developing countries but also in some poor rural areas of developed countries. Three key concerns are examined from a North-South perspective: ecological issues (related to land use and biodiversity), pro-poor policies (related to food and land security, gender and income generation) and equity of benefits within the global value chain. Can biofuels be pro-poor? Can smallholder farmers be equitably integrated in the biofuels global supply chain? Is the biofuels production chain detrimental to biodiversity? Most other books available on biofuels take a technical approach and are aimed at addressing energy security or climate change issues. This title focuses on the socio-economic impacts on rural people's livelihoods, offering a unique perspective on the potential role of biofuels in reducing rural poverty
Note:
Intro -- Biofuels and Rural Poverty -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy and rural poverty -- 3 The impacts of large-scale liquid biofuel production in rural communities -- 4 Biofuel production and ecosystem services -- 5 Liquid biofuel production and rural communities' food security -- 6 Do liquid biofuels address rural energy and poverty issues? -- 7 Can biofuels be made pro-poor? -- Notes -- References -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Clancy, Joy Biofuels and Rural Poverty London : Taylor & Francis Group,c2012 ISBN 9781844077199
Language:
English
Keywords:
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