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Biofuels and Sustainability : Holistic Perspectives for Policy-Making.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Takeuchi, Kazuhiko.
Other Authors:	Shiroyama, Hideaki., Saito, Osamu., Matsuura, Masahiro.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Science for Sustainable Societies Series
Subjects:	Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background and Character of Biofuel Production Expansion
1.2 Current Situation of Biofuel Production in the World
1.3 Issues of Biofuels
1.4 Biofuels and Sustainability Science
1.5 Objectives
References
Part I: Biofuels and Sustainability Conceptual Framework
Chapter 2: Approach to Biofuel Issues from the Perspective of Sustainability Science Studies
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What Is the Sustainability Science?
2.3 Feature of Biofuels from the Sustainability Science View
2.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Stakeholder Perspective and Multilevel Governance
3.1 Stakeholder Perspectives
3.1.1 Defining Who the Stakeholders Are
3.1.2 Applying the Stakeholder Perspective to the Biofuel Cases
3.1.3 Stakeholder Perspective as an Essential Element of Good Policy Processes
3.1.4 Broader Conception of Stakeholders
3.1.5 Why This Perspective Is Important in the Study of Biofuel Deployment
3.2 Multilevel Governance
3.2.1 Levels of Governance
3.2.2 Multilayered and Nested Nature of Biofuel Governance
3.2.3 Why This Perspective Is Important in the Study of Biofuel Deployment
Chapter 4: Applying Stakeholder Perspectives to Sustainable Biofuel Strategy: A Summary of Our Analyses
4.1 Producers in Developing Nations
4.2 Users in Developing Nations
4.3 Producers and Users in Developed Nations
4.4 Communities of Stakeholders in the Production Areas
4.5 Future Generations
4.6 Summary
Part II: Impacts on Land Use and Ecosystem Services: Global Economic and Environmental Impacts
Chapter 5: Welfare Effects of the US Corn-Bioethanol Policy
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Model Structure
5.2.1 Overview of the Model
5.2.2 Detailed Model Structure
5.3 Simulation
5.3.1 Overall design
5.3.2 Scenarios
5.3.3 Results.
5.4 Welfare Analysis
5.4.1 Overall design
5.4.2 Detailed Procedures
5.4.3 Results
5.4.4 Value of CO2 Reduction
5.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: The Effect of Biofuel Production on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Biofuel LCA
6.2.1 LCA Framework
6.2.2 Evaluation of Effects of Byproduct Recovery and Use
6.2.3 The Necessity of Localized LCA
6.3 Sugarcane Ethanol Production in Brazil
6.3.1 Description of the Case Study and its Scenarios
6.3.2 LCA Framework
6.3.2.1 Definition of System Boundaries and Reference System
6.3.2.2 Functional Unit
6.3.2.3 Allocation Procedures
6.3.3 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
6.3.4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment
6.4 Final Remarks
References
Part III: Impacts on Land Use and Ecosystem Services: Impacts at the National &amp
Regional Scales
Chapter 7: Land Use Change Impacts: National and Regional Scales
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Global Land Availability for Biofuels
7.3 Land Use Change Impacts in LCA
7.3.1 Importance of Land Use Change in LCA: An Expository Analysis of Plant Oils
7.3.2 Methodologies for Land Use Impacts in LCA
7.3.2.1 Integration of Land Use into LCA
7.3.2.2 Framework for Land Use Impact Assessment Within LCA
7.4 Case Studies of Land Use Impact Assessment: Palm Oil Production
7.4.1 Literature Review of LCA Applied to Palm Oil
7.4.2 Inter-temporal Inequality
7.4.3 Regionalization of Land Use Impact Assessment
7.4.3.1 Regionalization Based on Oil Palm Productivity
7.4.3.2 Regionalization Based on the Share of Peat Land
7.5 Discussions
7.6 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 8: Socioeconomic Impacts of Biofuels in East Asia
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Indonesia
8.2.1 Overview of Indonesia's Main Policies.
8.2.2 Overview of Main Biofuel Market Conditions in Indonesia
8.2.2.1 Biodiesel from Palm Oil and Jatropha
8.2.2.2 Bioethanol from Sugarcane and Cassava
8.2.3 Socioeconomic Impacts
8.2.4 Analysis
8.3 India
8.3.1 Overview of India's National Policies on Biofuels
8.3.2 Status of the Indian Biofuel Market
8.3.2.1 Bioethanol from Sugarcane
8.3.2.2 Biodiesel From Nonedible Oilseeds
8.3.3 Socioeconomic Impacts of Biofuels in India
8.3.4 Analysis
8.4 China
8.4.1 Overview of China's Main Policies: Promotion of Renewable Energy
8.4.2 Overview of Main Biofuel Market Conditions in China
8.4.2.1 Bioethanol
8.4.2.2 Biodiesel
8.4.2.3 Emerging Research on Second-Generation Biofuels
8.4.3 Socioeconomic Impacts
8.4.3.1 Employment
8.4.3.2 Rural Development
8.4.3.3 Energy Security
8.4.4 Stakeholder Perspectives
8.4.5 Analysis
8.5 Japan
8.5.1 Overview of Japan's Main Policies
8.5.2 Overview of Main Biofuel Market Conditions
8.5.3 Socioeconomic Impacts
8.5.4 Stakeholder Perspectives
8.5.4.1 Government
8.5.4.2 Oil Industry
8.5.4.3 Automobile Industry
8.5.4.4 Consumers
8.5.5 Analysis
8.5.6 Policy Implications
8.6 Conclusion
References
Part IV: Impacts on Land Use and Ecosystem Services: Social, Economic and Political Impacts
Chapter 9: Social, Economic, and Political Impacts
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Case from Brazil
9.2.1 Method
9.2.2 Key Stakeholders
9.2.2.1 Industrial Sector
9.2.2.2 Government
9.2.2.3 Civil Society
9.2.3 Key Issues in Biofuel Production in Brazil
9.2.3.1 Economic Issues
9.2.3.2 Societal Issues
9.2.3.3 Environmental Issue
9.2.3.4 Political issue
9.3 Case from Indonesia
9.3.1 Method
9.3.2 Key Stakeholders
9.3.2.1 Industrial Sector
9.3.2.2 Government
9.3.2.3 Civil Society.
9.3.3 Major Issues Relating to Biofuel Production
9.4 Lessons from Two Cases
9.4.1 Variety of Stakeholders
9.4.2 Variety of Issues
9.4.3 Implication to the Japanese Government's Policy on the Importation of Biofuels
Chapter 10: Stakeholder Perceptions of the Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being Impacts of Palm Oil Biofuels in Indonesia and Malaysia
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Impacts of Palm Oil Biofuels on Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being
10.2.1 Linking Biofuels and Ecosystem Services
10.2.2 Impact on Ecosystem Services
10.2.2.1 Feedstock for Fuel (Provisioning Service)
10.2.2.2 Food Crops and Woodland/Grassland Products (Provisioning Services)
10.2.2.3 Freshwater Services (Provisioning and Regulating Services)
10.2.2.4 Climate Regulation (Regulating Service)
10.2.2.5 Air Quality Regulation (Regulating Service)
10.2.2.6 Erosion Control (Regulating Service)
10.2.2.7 Cultural Services
10.2.3 Impacts on Biodiversity
10.2.4 Impacts on Human Well-Being
10.2.4.1 Rural Development
10.2.4.2 Energy Security and Access to Energy Resources
10.2.4.3 Food Security and Access to Food
10.2.4.4 Health
10.2.4.5 Land Tenure, Displacement, and Social Conflicts
10.3 Methodology
10.3.1 Methodological Approach
10.3.2 Data Collection
10.3.2.1 Expert Interviews with RSPO-Certified Firms
10.3.2.2 RSPO-RT8 Stakeholder Survey
10.4 Results
10.4.1 Interviews with RSPO-Certified Firms
10.4.2 RSPO-RT8 Stakeholder Survey
10.4.2.1 Quantitative Analysis
10.4.2.2 Qualitative Analysis
10.5 Discussion
10.6 Conclusions
References
Part V: Sustainable Biofuels Strategy Options: Roadmap for Building Sustainable Strategy Options
Chapter 11: Roadmap for Building Sustainable Strategy Options
11.1 Mutual-Gains Approach to Sustainable Policy.
11.1.1 Failure of Command and Control Approach
11.1.2 An Alternative: Mutual-Gains Approach
11.1.3 Practice of Mutual-Gains Policy Formulation
11.1.4 Challenges in Mutual-Gains Policy Formulation
11.1.5 Mutual-Gains Biofuel Policy-Making in Action
11.2 Deliberative Policy Formulation for an Improved Sustainability
11.2.1 Concerns About Conventional Neoliberal Approaches
11.2.2 New Forms of Governance
11.3 Resilient Governance
11.3.1 Uncertainty and Governance
11.3.2 Creating Resilient Institutional Mechanisms for Biofuel Utilization
Chapter 12: Application of Ontology for Developing Strategy Options
12.1 Introduction
12.2 System Architecture and Process
12.3 Facilitation of Planning and Collaboration
12.4 Usability and Effectiveness of the System
12.4.1 Evaluation Experiment by Domain Experts
12.4.2 An Experiment of Consensus Making by Role-Play Discussion
12.4.2.1 Overview of the Experiment
12.4.2.2 Methods
12.4.2.3 Results and Discussion
12.5 Conclusion
References
Part VI: Sustainable Biofuels Strategy Options: Key Strategies for Policy Makers
Chapter 13: Key Strategies for Policymakers
13.1 Strategy Options at the Global Level
13.1.1 Background for Sustainable Deployment Strategies and Response Measures
13.1.1.1 Biofuels and Their Environmental Impact
13.1.1.2 Food Security and Biofuels
13.1.1.3 Rural Development, Agricultural and Industrial Policy, and Biofuels
13.1.1.4 Energy Security and Biofuels
13.1.1.5 Trade, North-South Issues, and Biofuels
13.1.2 Current Study into Sustainable Deployment Strategies
13.1.3 Tools for Sustainable Use Strategies
13.1.3.1 Policy Tools for Sustainable Use Strategies
13.1.3.2 Outline of Standards, Indicators, and Certification Systems for Sustainable Biofuels.
13.1.3.3 Current State of Standards, Indicators, and Certification for Sustainable Biofuels.

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