Chapter Determinants and Tools to Evaluate the Ecological Sustainability of Using Forest Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source

Forest biomass, the most ancient of fuels, is again in the center of renewable energy production. This chapter provides an introductory view of the main factors that condition the ecological sustainability of this energy source. The basic concepts of ecological sustainability, ecological rotation, a...

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Main Author: Lo, Yueh-Hsin (auth)
Other Authors: Blanco, Juan A. (auth), Candel-Pérez, D. (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: InTechOpen 2018
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