Sustainability in agriculture and associated primary industries, which are both energy-intensive, is crucial for the development of any country. Increasing scarcity and resulting high fossil fuel prices combined with the need to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make the improvement of energy efficient farming and increased use of renewable energy essential. This book provides a technological and scientific endeavor to assist society and farming communities in different regions and scales to improve their productivity and sustainability. To fulfill future needs of a modern sustainable agriculture, this book addresses highly actual topics providing innovative, effective and more sustainable solutions for agriculture by using sustainable, environmentally friendly, renewable energy sources and modern energy efficient, cost-improved technologies. The book highlights new areas of research, and further R&D needs. It helps to improve food security for the rapidly growing world population and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use in agriculture, which presently contributes 22% of the global carbon dioxide emissions. This book provides a source of information, stimuli and incentives for what and how new and energy efficient technologies can be applied as effective tools and solutions in agricultural production to satisfy the continually increasing demand for food and fibre in an economically sustainable way, while contributing to global climate change mitigation. It will be useful and inspiring to decision makers working in different authorities, professionals, agricultural engineers, researchers, and students concerned with agriculture and related primay industries, sustainable energy development and climate change mitigation projects.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138001183
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184944630
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Natural Science, Educational Technology
Author
Guangnan Chen, Jochen Bundschuh
Publication Name
Sustainable Energy Solutions in Agriculture
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geology, Sustainability
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
1157g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Sustainable Energy Developments
Editor
Guangnan Chen, Jochen Bundschuh
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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