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2. Wood-Based Bioenergy in North America: An Overview of Current Knowledge.

Author

Acharya, Bharat Sharma, Saud, Pradip, Sharma, Sadikshya, Perez-Verdin, Gustavo, Grebner, Donald L., and Joshi, Omkar

Subjects
GREENHOUSE gas mitigation, SUPPLY chain disruptions, FORESTS & forestry, SOCIAL acceptance, WOOD
Abstract

Policy priorities for wood-based bioenergy in North America have undergone fluctuations over time, influenced significantly by the dynamic interplay of sociopolitical factors. Recent years, however, have seen a renewed public interest in wood-based bioenergy in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This resurgence is driven by fluctuating energy prices and growing concerns about climate change. This review provides an overview of current energy production and consumption scenarios, and highlights critical issues related to the sustainability of bioenergy feedstocks and their economic potential across the three North American countries. Different cross-cutting issues related to public health, climate change, and social acceptance of wood-based bioenergy are thoroughly examined. Within this context, several challenges have been identified, including uncertainties in climate projections, inadequate tree inventories beyond forestlands, deforestation concerns, technological shifts in wood processing, fluctuations in bioenergy demand, and the imperative need for access to reliable markets. Addressing these challenges requires increased research and investment in wood-based energy to enhance energy security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve economic and social viability in bioenergy production. This proactive approach is vital for fostering a sustainable and resilient wood-based bioenergy sector in North America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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12. Contributors

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Andre, Mark S., primary, Andringa, Steve, additional, Ashton, Mark S., additional, Barkley, Jeff, additional, Barrett, Alex L., additional, Bentley, Greg, additional, Bettinger, Pete, additional, Bigelow, Bud, additional, Bocco, Gerardo, additional, Bodine, Jason, additional, Bollefer, Kevin, additional, Boston, Kevin, additional, Bretado-Velázquez, Javier L., additional, Brodie, Angus, additional, Brown, Cam, additional, Casey, Paul, additional, Cassian-Santos, Juan Manuel, additional, Chauvin, Cathy, additional, Cieszewski, Chris, additional, Corral-Rivas, J. Javier, additional, Cousins, Alex, additional, Covey, Kristofer, additional, Crowe, Kevin, additional, Cushing, Tamara L., additional, Danskin, Scott, additional, Davidson, Barry, additional, Davis, Adam, additional, Davis, Liane, additional, Davis, Brian, additional, de los Santos-Posadas, Héctor M., additional, Demirci, Mehmet, additional, Dippon, Duane, additional, Drew, Ian, additional, Duguid, Marlyse C., additional, Eng, Helge, additional, Ewing, Robert A., additional, Farrell, Peter, additional, Flint, Sean, additional, Foster, David, additional, Frost, Patrick, additional, Gómez, Felipe Aguilar, additional, Grebner, Donald L., additional, Grimm, Oliver, additional, Hairston-Strang, Anne, additional, Hawkins, Jim, additional, Held, Kirsten, additional, Ciro Hernández-Díaz, J., additional, Hoffman, Chris, additional, Hunter, William, additional, Izlar, Bob, additional, Johnson, Gary W., additional, Jolly, Kenneth, additional, Kallesser, Steven W., additional, Kelly, Scott, additional, Keron, Robert, additional, Klepacka, Anna M., additional, Knight, Dave, additional, Koehn, Steven, additional, Kollasch, Tom, additional, Koslowski, Jeremy, additional, Kumar, Venkatesh, additional, LaPointe, Thomas, additional, Livengood, Kerry, additional, Loera-Gallegos, Héctor M., additional, Lopez, Adolfo Chavez, additional, Mackasey, Pat, additional, Marshall, Gretchen, additional, Mattox, Norris, additional, Mavity, Erika, additional, McPherson, Heather, additional, McTague, John Paul, additional, Merry, Krista, additional, Monarrez-Gonzalez, Jose Carlos, additional, Montiel-Antuna, Eusebio, additional, Mueller, Scott, additional, Munn, Ian, additional, Nall, Robert, additional, Newton, Michael, additional, Nurullah, Abu, additional, O’Keefe, John, additional, O’Sullivan, Colleen, additional, Oppenheimer, Michael J., additional, Palmer, Aaron, additional, Perez-Verdin, Gustavo, additional, Petruncio, Markian, additional, Plotkin, Audrey Barker, additional, Porter, Dotty S., additional, Powers, Kip, additional, Rees, Dan, additional, Reimer, Don, additional, Richardson, Russ, additional, Rightmyer, Dick, additional, Ross, John, additional, Rouillard, Dan, additional, Rynearson, Gary, additional, Sánchez, Carlos Antonio López, additional, Savage, James, additional, Schwantes, Joseph, additional, Sessions, John, additional, Severt, Jane, additional, Shepard, Edward W., additional, Siry, Jacek P., additional, Smith, Kyle M., additional, Solin, Jeremy, additional, Soto, José Encarnación Luján, additional, Spyksma, Randy, additional, Stevens, Larry, additional, Stevens, Ron, additional, Straka, Thomas J., additional, Sullivan, Sarah, additional, Swae, Jon, additional, Torres, Alejandro, additional, Torres-Rojo, Juan Manuel, additional, Tran, Yenie, additional, René Valdez-Lazalde, J., additional, Van Damme, Laird, additional, Velázquez, Alejandro, additional, von Gadow, Klaus, additional, Willhoite, Robin G., additional, Williams, Del, additional, and Wright, William C., additional

Published
2015
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20. Economic impacts of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy in Mississippi

Author

Perez-Verdin, Gustavo, Grebner, Donald L., Munn, Ian A., Sun, Changyou, and Grado, Stephen C.

Subjects
Coal-fired power plants -- Design and construction, Forest products -- Usage -- Supply and demand, Electric power production -- Management -- Usage, Biomass -- Supply and demand -- Usage, Business, Forest products industry, Company business management, Management, Design and construction, Usage, Supply and demand
Abstract

Abstract This study examined the economic impacts of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy conversion in Mississippi. Analysis of economic impacts was organized around three groups of events: (1) recovery of [...]

Published
2008

21. Key features for more successful place-based sustainability research on social-ecological systems:a Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) perspective

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Balvanera, Patricia, Daw, Tim M., Gardner, Toby A., Martín-López, Berta, Norström, Albert V., Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe, Spierenburg, Marja, Bennett, Elena M., Farfan, Michelle, Hamann, Maike, Kittinger, John N., Luthe, Tobias, Maass, Manuel, Peterson, Garry D., and Perez-Verdin, Gustavo

Subjects
Ecology, QH301-705.5, transdisciplinarity, 910 Geography & travel, transformations, Sustainability Science, stakeholders, interdisciplinarity, PECS, Biology (General), QH540-549.5, solutions
Abstract

The emerging discipline of sustainability science is focused explicitly on the dynamic interactions between nature and society and is committed to research that spans multiple scales and can support transitions toward greater sustainability. Because a growing body of place-based social-ecological sustainability research (PBSESR) has emerged in recent decades, there is a growing need to understand better how to maximize the effectiveness of this work. The Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) provides a unique opportunity for synthesizing insights gained from this research community on key features that may contribute to the relative success of PBSESR. We surveyed the leaders of PECS-affiliated projects using a combination of open, closed, and semistructured questions to identify which features of a research project are perceived to contribute to successful research design and implementation. We assessed six types of research features: problem orientation, research team, and contextual, conceptual, methodological, and evaluative features. We examined the desirable and undesirable aspects of each feature, the enabling factors and obstacles associated with project implementation, and asked respondents to assess the performance of their own projects in relation to these features. Responses were obtained from 25 projects working in 42 social-ecological study cases within 25 countries. Factors that contribute to the overall success of PBSESR included: explicitly addressing integrated social-ecological systems; a focus on solution- and transformation-oriented research; adaptation of studies to their local context; trusted, long-term, and frequent engagement with stakeholders and partners; and an early definition of the purpose and scope of research. Factors that hindered the success of PBSESR included: the complexities inherent to social-ecological systems, the imposition of particular epistemologies and methods on the wider research group, the need for long periods of time to initiate and conduct this kind of research, and power asymmetries both within the research team and among stakeholders. In the self-assessment exercise, performance relating to team and context-related features was ranked higher than performance relating to methodological, evaluation, and problem orientation features. We discuss how these insights are relevant for balancing place-based and global perspectives in sustainability science, fostering more rapid progress toward inter- and transdisciplinary integration, redefining and measuring the success of PBSESR, and facing the challenges of academic and research funding institutions. These results highlight the valuable opportunity that the PECS community provides in helping build a community of practice for PBSESR.

Published
2017

22. The relationship between quality of life, sense of belonging, and green spaces in urban environments in the city of Durango, Mexico.

Author

Blancarte-Siqueiros, René H., Perez-Verdin, Gustavo, and Cortes-Ortiz, Armando

Subjects
SOCIAL belonging, PUBLIC spaces, URBAN ecology, QUALITY of life, SPACE environment, PRINCIPAL components analysis, LINEAR statistical models
Abstract

Copyright of Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales is the property of Universidad Autonoma Chapingo and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Published
2020
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27. Bioenergy from Woody Biomass, Potential for Economic Development, and the Need for Extension.

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Grebner, Donald L., Perez-Verdin, Gustavo, Henderson, James E., and Londo, Andrew J.

Subjects
PLANT biomass, WOODY plants, SUSTAINABLE development, AGRICULTURAL extension work, GREENHOUSE gas mitigation
Abstract

This article reviews the economic impacts of woody biomass utilization for bioenergy development and the role of Extension. Woody biomass is an alternative to reduce foreign oil dependency and mitigate greenhouse emissions. It is renewable, abundant, and can be virtually produced everywhere. Studies suggest that recovery of woody biomass, construction, and operation of biofuels or biopower facilities are a reliable source of employment generation and bring additional income to local communities. Extension should focus on the analysis of areas with the greater potential (e.g., feedstock, infrastructure, and labor availability) to promote sustainable woody biomass utilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2009

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