Sustainable Land Use and the Bioeconomy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water pollution and sanitation; system analysis methods, including life cycle assessment and management; sustainable chemistry; sustainable utilization of resources such as land, water, atmosphere and other biological resources; new and renewable sources of energy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit a manuscript to our Special Issue of Sustainability, which will be focused on Sustainable Land Use and the Bioeconomy. The objective of this Special Issue is to give an evidence-based contribution to scientific knowledge on topics related to bioenergy, biochemicals, biomass, biochar, land use change, systems models, carbon dynamics, food security, environmental services, rural development, policy strategies, and the sustainable use of natural resources, including soil, water and fertilizers. Regional case studies and international assessments are also welcome.
The current efforts on climate change mitigation have not been sufficient to avoid a dangerous increase in the global mean surface temperature in the coming decades. At the same time, the global population and the demand for food, forest, and bioenergy products continue to increase. The challenge is finding ways to promote sustainable land use, whilst also achieving food and energy security, water and biodiversity conservation, and carbon mitigation. There are several initiatives on sustainable land use and the bioeconomy globally, which should be better disseminated in order to provide lessons and insights for future projects worldwide, and to help inform policy makers, business leaders, NGOs, and novel scientific research. If you have been working on these areas and wish to publish your research in a high-impact journal of international reference, you may consider the opportunity of publishing with us in this Special Issue of Sustainability.
Best regards,
Dr. Sudhanshu S. Pawar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioeconomy
- bioenergy
- sustainable land use
- climate change mitigation
- integrated systems models
- rural development
- environmental services
- agriculture–energy–water nexus
- natural resources management
- global dynamics
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