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Soil Degradation in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions
Bhattacharyya, Ranjan; Ghosh, Birendra Nath; Mishra, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 4, pp. 3528-3570
Soil degradation in India is estimated to be occurring on 147 million hectares (Mha) of land, including 94 Mha from water erosion, 16 Mha from acidification, 14 Mha from flooding, 9 Mha from wind erosion, 6 Mha from salinity, and 7 Mha from a combination of factors. This is extremely serious...
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The Potential Use of Agroforestry Community Gardens as a Sustainable Import-Substitution Strategy for Enhancing Food Security in Subarctic Ontario, Canada
Spiegelaar, Nicole F.; Tsuji, Leonard J.S.; Oelbermann, … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 9, pp. 4057-4075
the present study, the feasibility of import substitution by Agroforestry Community Gardens (AFCGs) as socio … in subarctic Ontario, Canada. Agroforestry is a diverse tree-crop agricultural system that has enhanced food security in … the tropics and subtropics. Study sites were selected for long-term agroforestry research to compare <i>Salix spp …
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Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: Producing Potatoes (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) and Bush Beans (<i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L.) for Improved Food Security and Resilience in a Canadian Subarctic First Nations Community
Barbeau, Christine D.; Oelbermann, Maren; Karagatzides, … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5664-5681
agroforestry practices to enhance food security in remote subarctic communities is explored through a case study in Fort Albany …
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History of East European Chernozem Soil Degradation; Protection and Restoration by Tree Windbreaks in the Russian Steppe
Chendev, Yury G.; Sauer, Thomas J.; Ramirez, Guillermo … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 1, pp. 705-724
investigation of methods for rehabilitation and restoration of Chernozems resulted in the practice of afforestation of agricultural … lands (mainly by windbreak planting). Preferences of agroforestry practices were initially connected with protection of … windbreaks improve soil quality by enhancing soil organic matter while providing a sink for atmospheric carbon in tree biomass …
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Integrating Stakeholder Preferences and GIS-Based Multicriteria Analysis to Identify Forest Landscape Restoration Priorities
Uribe, David; Geneletti, Davide; Castillo, Rafael F. del; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 2, pp. 935-951
A pressing question that arises during the planning of an ecological restoration process is: where to restore first? Answering this question is a complex task; it requires a multidimensional approach to consider economic constrains and the preferences of stakeholders. Being the problem of...
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Thermodynamic Analyses of Biomass Gasification Integrated Externally Fired, Post-Firing and Dual-Fuel Combined Cycles
Soltani, Saeed; Athari, Hassan; Rosen, Marc A.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1248-1262
In the present work, the results are reported of the energy and exergy analyses of three biomass-related processes for … electricity generation: the biomass gasification integrated externally fired combined cycle, the biomass gasification integrated … dual-fuel combined cycle, and the biomass gasification integrated post-firing combined cycle. The energy efficiency for the …
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Energy Efficiency at the Base of the Pyramid: A System-Based Market Model for Improved Cooking Stove Adoption
Vahlne, Niklas; Ahlgren, Erik O. - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8679-8699
,<i> i.e.</i>, if the fuel used is collected biomass. The aim of this paper is to propose and evaluate a model that might …
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Potential for Producing Biogas from Agricultural Waste in Rural Plants in Poland
Muradin, Magdalena; Foltynowicz, Zenon - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5065-5074
This article is an overview of the current situation as well as future prospects for biogas production in rural plants in Poland. Our research has focused on the management of agricultural waste. While Poland’s agriculture and its local food industry have substantial potential, many barriers...
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Comparison of ORC Turbine and Stirling Engine to Produce Electricity from Gasified Poultry Waste
Cotana, Franco; Messineo, Antonio; Petrozzi, Alessandro; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 5714-5729
The Biomass Research Centre, section of CIRIAF, has recently developed a biomass boiler (300 kW thermal powered), fed …
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Goal and Scope in Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis: The Case of Hydrogen Production from Biomass
Stefanova, Milena; Tripepi, Concetta; Zamagni, Alessandra; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 8, pp. 5463-5475
illustrated with an on-going study on a new technology for the production of high purity hydrogen from biomass, to be used in …
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