Author:
Giampietro, M. (Mario)
Imprint:London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.
Descriptionxviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Foreword by Vaclav Smil -- Foreword by Jerome Ravetz -- 1. Can we solve the agro-biofuel riddle? -- 2. Learning from the past -- 3. Not everything that burns is a fuel -- 4. Pattern of societal metabolism across levels: a crash course in bioeconomics -- 5. Assessment of the quality of alternative energy sources -- 6. Neglect of available wisdom -- 7. Reality check on the feasibility and desirability of agro-biofuels -- 8. Agro-biofuel production is no good for rural development -- 9. Living in denial -- 10. Where do we go from here? -- Appendix 1 - Basic theoretical concepts behind the analysis of societal metabolism -- Appendix 2 - Examples of grammars and applications of bioeconomics.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
