Handbook of bioenergy economics and policy

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Parte 1. Introducción: 1. Bioenergy Economics and Policy: Introduction and Overview / Madhu Khanna, Jürgen Scheffran, David Zilberman -- 2. Are Biofuels the Best Use of Sunlight? / Gerald C. Nelson - 3. Perennial Grasses as Second-Generation Sustainable Feedstocks Without Conflict with Food Production / Frank G. Dohleman, Emily A. Heaton, Stephen P. Long - 4. Present and Future Possibilities for the Deconstruction and Utilization of Lignocellulosic Biomass / Hans P. Blaschek, Thaddeus Ezeji, Nathan D. Price - Parte 2. Interactions Between Biofuels, Agricultural Markets and Trade: 5. Price Transmission in the US Ethanol Market / Teresa Serra, David Zilberman, José M. Gil, Barry K. Goodwin - 6. Biofuels and Agricultural Growth: Challenges for Developing Agricultural Economies and Opportunities for Investment / Siwa Msangi, Mandy Ewing, and Mark Rosegrant - 7. Prospects for Ethanol and Biodiesel, 2008 to 2017 and Impacts on Agriculture and Food / John (Jake) Ferris, Satish Joshi - 8. The Global Bioenergy Expansion: How Large Are the Food-Fuel Trade-Offs? / Jacinto F. Fabiosa, John C. Beghin, Fengxia Dong, Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Tun-Hsiang Yu - 9. Demand Behavior and Commodity Price Volatility Under Evolving Biofuel Markets and Policies / Seth Meyer and Wyatt Thompson - Parte 3. Designing the Infrastructure for Biofuels: 10. Optimizing the Biofuels Infrastructure: Transportation Networks and Biorefinery Locations in Illinois / Seungmo Kang, Hayri Önal, Yanfeng Ouyang, Jürgen Scheffran, Ü. Deniz Tursun - 11. The Capital Efficiency Challenge of Bioenergy Models: The Case of Flex Mills in Brazil / Peter Goldsmith, Renato Rasmussen, Guilherme Signorini, Joao Martines, and Carolina Guimaraes - Parte 4. Environmental Effects of Biofuels and Biofuel Policies: 12. Could Bioenergy Be Used to Harvest the Greenhouse: An Economic Investigation of Bioenergy and Climate Change? / Bruce A. McCarl, Thein Maung, Kenneth R. Szulczyk - 13. A Simple Framework for Regulation of Biofuels / Deepak Rajagopal, Gal Hochman, and David Zilberman - 14. Market and Social Welfare Effects of the Renewable Fuels Standard / Amy W. Ando, Madhu Khanna, and Farzad Taheripour - 15. US-Brazil Trade in Biofuels: Determinants, Constraints, and Implications for Trade Policy / Christine Lasco and Madhu Khanna - 16. Food and Biofuel in a Global Environment / Gal Hochman, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman -- 17. Meeting Biofuels Targets: Implications for Land Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Nitrogen Use in Illinois / Madhu Khanna, Hayri Önal, Xiaoguang Chen, Haixiao Huang - 18. Corn Stover Harvesting: Potential Supply and Water Quality Implications / L.A. Kurkalova, S. Secchi, and P.W. Gassman - Parte 5. Economic Effects of Bioenergy Policies: 19. International Trade Patterns and Policy for Ethanol in the United States / Hyunok Lee and Daniel A. Sumner - 20. The Welfare Economics of Biofuel Tax Credits and Mandates / Harry de Gorter, David R. Just - 21. Biofuels, Policy Options, and Their Implications: Analyses Using Partial and General Equilibrium Approaches / Farzad Taheripour, Wallace E. Tyner -- Welfare and Equity Implications of Commercial Biofuel / Fredrich Kahrl and David Roland-Holst - 23. European Biofuel Policy: How Far Will Public Support Go? / Jean-Christophe Bureau, Hervé Guyomard, Florence Jacquet, David Tréguer - 24. Conclusions