The biomass assessment handbook : energy for a sustainable environment


edited by Frank Rosillo-Callé, Peter de Groot, Sarah L. Hemstock, Jeremy Woods.
Bok Engelsk 2007 The biomass assessment handbook
Utgitt
London : Earthscan , 2007
Omfang
XVII, 318 sider : illustrasjoner
Utgave
Second edition
Opplysninger
Forrige utgaveLondon: Earthscan, 2007. - Overview of bioenergy / Frank Rosillo-Calle and Jeremy Woods -- General introduction to the basis of biomass assessment methodology / Frank Rosillo-Calle et al. -- Assessment methods for woody biomass supply / Frank Rosillo-Calle et al. -- Non-woody biomass and secondary fuels / Frank Rosillo-Calle with contributions from Peter de Groot and Sarah L. Hemstock -- The assessment of biomass consumption / Sarah L. Hemstock and Ranjila Singh -- Assessing sustainability for biomass energy production and use / Rocio Diaz-Chavez -- Land use assessment for sustainable biomass / Alexandre B. Strapasson, Lei Wang and Nicole Kalas -- Remote sensing for mapping, monitoring vegetation dynamics and providing biomass production estimates / Jansle Vieira Rocha and Rubens A. C. Lamparelli -- Case studies / with contributions from Frank Rosillo-Calle, Sarah L. Hemstock, Vineet V. Chandra and Teuleala Manuella-Morris.. - "The increasing importance of biomass as a renewable energy source has led to an acute need for reliable and detailed information on its assessment, consumption and supply. Responding to this need, and overcoming the lack of standardised measurement and accounting procedures, this best-selling handbook provides the reader with the skills to understand the biomass resource base, the tools to assess the resource, and explores the pros and cons of exploitation. This new edition has been fully updated and revised with new chapters on sustainability methodologies. Topics covered include assessment methods for woody and herbaceous biomass, biomass supply and consumption, remote sensing techniques, food security, sustainability and certification as well as vital policy issues. The book includes international case studies on techniques from measuring tree volume to transporting biomass, which help to illustrate step-by-step methods. Technical appendices offer a glossary of terms, energy units and other valuable resource data."
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Dewey
ISBN
1844072851. - 9781844072859. - 9781844075263

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