Essays about: "Sugarcane expansion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Sugarcane expansion.

  1. 1. A nexus in crisis: How Brazil’s push for energy security through sugarcane-based ethanol is affecting its water security

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Camila Fagundes Hubel; [2020]
    Keywords : Energy-water nexus; sugarcane ethanol; land use change; precipitation; sustainable development;

    Abstract : As reliance on energy and water resources grow, so do the concerns regarding their security, especially in terms of availability. A projected rise in population, accompanied by the relentless pursuit of economic growth and increasing climate change, indicate that greater stress will be placed on these same resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of sugarcane expansion on surface runoff and evapotranspiration in the Rio Grande basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Claes Borglin; Sara Borglin; [2013]
    Keywords : Sugarcane; Hydropower; Rio Grande basin; MGB-IPH; Land use change; Surface runoff; Evapotranspiration; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The demand for sugarcane has increased in recent years as more countries desire to reduce its dependence of fossil fuels. Therefore, the number of sugarcane plantations has rapidly increased in Brazil which raises concerns for what effect these conversion of original land to sugarcane plantations have on local hydrology and climate. READ MORE

  4. 3. From sugar strategy to energy strategy : A historical perspective on the Brazilian ethanol system

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Katarina Nilsson Lannerstedt; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In 1975 the Brazilian military regime launched a state project called the National Alcohol Program, colloquially referred to as Proálcool, aimed at expanding the domestic production of sugarcane ethanol fuel (alcohol). The initiative was introduced in the wake of the international oil crisis in 1973, but even before that, ethanol had been used for decades in blends with gasoline to power automobiles. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sugarcane Expansion: Land Use Changes and Social Impacts in the São Paulo State, Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Flávio Luiz Mazzaro de Freitas; [2012]
    Keywords : Sugarcane expansion; LUC modeling; HDI; Social Impacts;

    Abstract : There is a strong concern about the environmental and social impacts ­­­of land use changes caused by sugarcane expansion. This research aims to assess the land use changes caused by sugarcane expansion in the State of São Paulo in the last five years, as well as predicting land use changes in the coming years. READ MORE

  6. 5. The ethanol industry and its impact on land use and biodiversity : a case study of Saõ Paulo State in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Louise Svensson; [2011]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; sugarcane; deforestation; Cerrado; expansion; habitats; geografi; naturgeografi; sockerrör; avskogning; habitat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Under de senaste decennierna har det blivit allt tydligare att den omfattande användningen av fossila bränslen är dåligt för miljön. I och med att kunskapen om hur fossila bränslen påverkar miljön har ökat, så har också intresset för alternativa bränslen ökat. READ MORE