This book focuses primarily on the advantages and implications of sustainable bioenergy production in terms of ensuring a more sustainable world despite its growing energy demands. It addresses a new concept that focuses on the interactions between different uses of agricultural land (for example, agriculture for food, forage or energy and nature conservation) and their ecological, economic and societal impacts. This research concept provides new insights into the competition for resources and the synergies between different land uses. This book seeks to improve people s understanding of...

Rethinking links between bioenergy, climate change, land use and water, this book highlights research that offers an integrated approach to sustainable bioenergy development and seeks to improve understanding of the present and future potential of bioenergy.