Biofuels and Sustainability (eBook)

Kazuhiko TakeuchiThe University of TokyoTokyo, JapanInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)Kanagawa, JapanHideaki ShiroyamaThe University of TokyoTokyo, JapanOsamu SaitoUnited Nations UniversityTokyo, JapanMasahiro MatsuuraThe University of TokyoTokyo, Japan

Preface.-Introduction.-Part 1: Biofuels and Sustainability Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1. Sustainability Science Perspective for Biofuels [Takeuchi, Matsuda].- Chapter 2. Stakeholder perspectives and Multilevel Governance [Shiroyama, Matsuura].- Chapter 3. Applying stakeholder perspectives to sustainable biofuel strategy: a summary of our analyses [Shiroyama, Matsuura].-Part 2: Impacts on land use and ecosystem services.- Chapter 4. Global Economic and Environmental Impacts - Economic Impacts of biofuels and related policy [Suzuki and Takahashi].- Chapter 5. Global Economic and Environmental Impacts - Environmental impacts of biofuel production on the GHG emission reduction [Hanaki].- Chapter 6. Impacts at the National & Regional Scales - Land use change impacts [Hayashi].- Chapter 7. Impacts at the National & Regional Scales - Socioeconomic impacts in East Asia [Elder, Kozima, Sano and Hayashi].- Chapter 8. Social, Economic and Political Impacts - Socio-Political impacts to the roles of stakeholders [Shiroyama and Matsuura ].- Chapter 9. Social, Economic and Political Impacts - Impacts on ecosystem services [Alexandros and Stromberg].- Part 3: Sustainable biofuels strategy options.- Chapter 10. Roadmap for building sustainable strategy options - Developing sustainable strategy options [Shiroyama and Matsuura].- Chapter 11. Roadmap for building sustainable strategy options - Application of Ontology for developing strategy options [Kozaki, Mizoguchi and Saito].- Chapter 12. Key strategies for policy makers - Global Strategies options [Arai, Matsuda and Suzuki].- Chapter 13. Key strategies for policy makers - Regional Strategy options for East Asia [Elder, Kozima, Sano and Hayashi].- Chapter 14. Key strategies for policy makers - National strategy options for Japan [Shiroyama, Matsuura and Saito].