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Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing Bioenergy in Asia
Joint Authors
Jiang, Dong
Ji, Wei
Zhuang, Dafang
Huang, Yaohuan
Fu, Jingying
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bioenergy from energy plants is an alternative fuel that is expected to play an increasing role in fulfilling future world energy demands.
Because cultivated land resources are fairly limited, bioenergy development may rely on the exploitation of marginal land.
This study focused on the assessment of marginal land resources and biofuel potential in Asia.
A multiple factor analysis method was used to identify marginal land for bioenergy development in Asia using multiple datasets including remote sensing-derived land cover, meteorological data, soil data, and characteristics of energy plants and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques.
A combined planting zonation strategy was proposed, which targeted three species of energy plants, including Pistacia chinensis (P.
chinensis), Jatropha curcas L.
(JCL), and Cassava.
The marginal land with potential for planting these types of energy plants was identified for each 1 km2 pixel across Asia.
The results indicated that the areas with marginal land suitable for Cassava, P.
chinensis, and JCL were established to be 1.12 million, 2.41 million, and 0.237 million km2, respectively.
Shrub land, sparse forest, and grassland are the major classifications of exploitable land.
The spatial distribution of the analysis and suggestions for regional planning of bioenergy are also discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fu, Jingying& Jiang, Dong& Huang, Yaohuan& Zhuang, Dafang& Ji, Wei. 2014. Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing Bioenergy in Asia. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fu, Jingying…[et al.]. Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing Bioenergy in Asia. Advances in Meteorology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fu, Jingying& Jiang, Dong& Huang, Yaohuan& Zhuang, Dafang& Ji, Wei. Evaluating the Marginal Land Resources Suitable for Developing Bioenergy in Asia. Advances in Meteorology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456396
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456396