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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; 1 Wood: a renewable source of energy; 2 Public opinion and wood energy; 3 Forest owners and wood supply for energy; 4 Forest management for sustainable wood energy feedstock supply; 5 Procurement of wood energy feedstocks; 6 Wood energy and competing wood product markets; 7 Public policy promoting wood energy in the EU and US; 8 Estimating net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from wood energy use: issues and the current state of knowledge |
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9 Use of by-product wood chips and other biomass in a combined heat and power system at the University of Missouri Power Plant10 Successful wood energy development and implementation: sustainable heating in Upper Austria; 11 Wood energy in the EU and the US: assessment and outlook to 2030; Index |
| Summary |
"There has been a recent resurgence of interest in wood energy as part of a sustainable range of renewable energy options. This book addresses the current gap in the energy and public policy literature for a reference book that compiles the most-recent wood energy assessments, and evaluates current and potential future wood energy uses and the role for public policy to foster efficient use of the most-widely consumed renewable energy in the world. It brings together a group of expert authors covering topics from forest management, operations and engineering, to socio-economics and energy policy perspectives. It thus covers practical issues such as silviculture, harvesting, processing, comparative cost estimates, public policy tools and market effects. As such the book provides a comprehensive review of the complex dimensions of wood energy as well as practical guidance for professionals, researchers and advanced students. It will also provide invaluable guidance for economic development agencies, practitioners and policy-makers, when evaluating the impacts of wider wood energy adoption as part of a strategy for sustainable energy generation. The main focus is on industrialised production and developed economies, particularly the USA and Europe"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fuelwood industry -- Europe
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Fuelwood industry -- North America
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Fuelwood industry -- Government policy -- Europe
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Fuelwood industry -- Government policy -- North America
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Renewable energy sources -- Europe
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Renewable energy sources -- North America
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Forestry.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy Industries.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Fuelwood industry
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Fuelwood industry -- Government policy
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Renewable energy sources
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Europe
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North America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aguilar, Francisco X.
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| ISBN |
1134655924 |
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9781134655922 |
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9781322094304 |
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1322094306 |
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9781315884417 |
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1315884410 |
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9781134655991 |
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1134655991 |
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