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- Provides a detailed SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis on the use of crops for food or biofuels
- Analyses how energy crops may help solve humankind’s environmental changes
- Summarises the economic and practical changes involved in cultivating and utilizing energy crops
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In this context, a dilemma arises concerning whether energy crops should be used for energy or to help remedy the food crisis. SWOT analysis allows us to organise and weigh different pros and cons against each other in terms of economics, job creation, environmental impacts, the climate change agenda, and European Union (EU) directive
s that promote biofuels over fossil fuels. By pursuing this approach, the book helps researchers and decision-makers cut through the many competing arguments in connection with this complex subject.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
Annoula Paschalidou, Michael Tsatiris, Kyriaki Kitikidou
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Christina Papadopoulou
About the authors
Dr. Michael Tsatiris is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. His specialization is in biomass and bioenergy. He received his Diploma and Master of Science degrees from the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM, Paris) and his Doctorate from the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dr. Kyriaki Kitikidou serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. She has many years of research and teaching experience in Forest Biometry. Her major research areas are Forest Biometry and Biostatistics. Over the
years, she has applied varied approaches to teaching and conducting research with undergraduate and postgraduate students through creating and presenting course materials in both open-field environments and classroom settings. At the same time, she has authored many publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Using Energy Crops for Biofuels or Food: The Choice
Authors: Annoula Paschalidou, Michael Tsatiris, Kyriaki Kitikidou, Christina Papadopoulou
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63943-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63942-0Published: 24 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09706-6Published: 24 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63943-7Published: 10 May 2018
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 105
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Climate Change Management and Policy, Natural Resources, Agricultural Economics, Biodiversity