This edited volume establishes a forum for international experts to explore cutting-edge
questions associated with the land use and biomass production. Topics include 'do we have
enough land either primary or marginal to accommodate future production of biomass?' 'how
are farming decisions made in response to biomass incentives?' 'is the current bio-mass
production socially economically and environmentally sustainable?' and 'what are the main
constraints currently limiting biofuel deployment?' The expansion of biomass production is
often at the cost of reduced land availability for food production and losses of areas with
ecological functions such as forests and wetlands. This process often involves complex
interplay of physical dynamics and human systems that are driven by numerous geographic and
socio-economic factors at different scales. Thus the state-of-the-art research on the land use
issues surrounding the biomass production and its environmental impacts isimportant for
informed land management decision making. This book will be of great use to researchers in land
use management and biomass-based renewable energy as well as practitioners.
