Sökning: "Sugarcane expansion"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden Sugarcane expansion.

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

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

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

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

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

   Sammanfattning : During the last decades, it has become increasingly clear that the extensive use of fossil fuelsmay severely threaten the environment. As the awareness of negative environmental impactsof fossil fuels has increased, the interest of alternative fuel sources has developed. LÄS MER

4. 3. Socioeconomic and environmental effects from sugarcane expansion in to the Pontal do Paranapanema region

   H-uppsats, Chalmers tekniska högskola/Institutionen för energi och miljö

   Författare :Andrea Egeskog; Stina Gustafsson; [2007]
   Nyckelord :rural development; socio-economic aspects; sugar cane;

   Sammanfattning : Pontal do Paranapanema is the only region in São Paulo state where a large scale sugarcane expansion can take place. Such expansion is expected and will likely affect the rural family farmers in the region. Without regulations, the expansion might negatively affect the income of family farmers who start to grow sugarcane. LÄS MER