A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains: Toward Sustainable Land Use and Mitigation of Greenhouse Warming (Advances in Global Change Research)
by Norman J. Rosenberg
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Author: Norman J. RosenbergEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-04
ISBN: 1402056001
Number of pages: 198
Publisher: Springer
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- Restructuring Eastern Germany (German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy)
- Modelling Land-Use Change: Progress and Applications (GeoJournal Library)
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Book Review: A book about the North American Great Plains' and the Earth's Futures in the 21st century
Summary: 5 Stars
To say that this book addresses a scientific-technological-political-economic-social issue of great contemporary importance and relevance is to state the obvious. Alternatives must be found to carbon-based fuels if catastrophic climate change and associated socio-economic-political chaos are to be mitigated in the 21st century. Energy from biomass is a possible alternative and it is in this context that Dr. Rosenberg's book outlines the case for biomass as the crop of choice for the North American Great Plains (NAGP) to produce ethanol and other alternative fuels.
The author's deep knowledge of and love for the NAGP come across clearly from the first few pages of the book. The history, geography, environment, economy, and sociology of the NAGP lay a fascinating background for subsequent discussions of potential climate change impacts on the NAGP and, in turn, the NAGP's potential role in mitigating climate change via soil carbon sequestration and biomass cropping for producing alternate fuels.
This is a well-researched book with cited references for further reading and should serve as a very good primer for those interested in the NAGP's future as well as in the Earth's future.
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