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Benefits and Challenges Associated with the Development of Forest-Based Bioenergy Projects in India: Results from an Expert Survey

Halder, Pradipta; Arevalo, Javier; Tahvanainen, Liisa; … - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 1, pp. 100-111

Development of energy systems, based on forest biomass, is a challenging issue in India. The study investigated … perceptions of fifty-five Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in relation to the potential benefits and challenges associated … with the development of forest-based bioenergy (FBE) projects in India when they participated in two training programs in …

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Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

Hassan, Md. Kamrul; Natarajan, Karthikeyan; Pelkonen, Paavo - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 71-87

sustainability coupled with the rising environmental concern. India is one of the largest land mass countries in the world and amply … aimed to assess expert attitudes on wood-based energy development in India. This assessment was based on the opinions of … Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers who are involved in managing wood-based biomass resources in different parts of the …

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Indian Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Supply Surplus Biomass to an Envisioned Biomass-Based Power Plant

Zyadin, Anas; Natarajan, Karthikeyan; Chauhan, Suresh; … - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 42-54

and their perceptions and willingness to supply their surplus biomass to fuel an envisioned biomass-based power plant in … a community-based association to regulate the biomass prices, with varying perceptions regarding government intervention …

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How China’s Options Will Determine Global Warming

Singer, Clifford; Milligan, Timothy; Rethinaraj, T.S. Gopi - In: Challenges 5 (2013) 1, pp. 1-25

of historical trends without policy-driven limitations has China responsible for about half of global CO2 emissions by … the middle of the twenty-first century. Results are presented for three possible actions taken by China to limit global …. Taking into account China’s expected influence and approach to limiting the impact of anthropogenic climate change allows for …

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Regional Transport Indicators Used in Sweden for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions

Robertson, Kerstin; Jägerbrand, Annika; Eriksson, Jan R. - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 55-70

Established practice is available as a reference for evaluating sustainable transport and CO2 emissions at national, European and global levels, but comparing corresponding systems at the regional and local levels are more challenging. Therefore, this paper analyses the use of indicators,...

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The Italian University Habilitation and the Challenge of Increasing the Representation of Women in Academia

Pautasso, Marco - In: Challenges 6 (2015) 1, pp. 26-41

Increasing the representation of women in academia is a priority challenge in higher education policy. This study uses data from the Italian University habilitation competition in 2012 to test whether this national, standardized and quantitative assessment of researchers contributed to...

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Prebiotic Phosphorylation Reactions on the Early Earth

Gull, Maheen - In: Challenges 5 (2014) 2, pp. 193-212

Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for life. It occurs in living beings in the form of phosphate, which is ubiquitous in biochemistry, chiefly in the form of C-O-P (carbon, oxygen and phosphorus), C-P, or P-O-P linkages to form life. Within prebiotic chemistry, several key questions...

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Special Issue: Risk Management Challenges: Mitigate the Risk from Natural Hazards

Paton, Douglas - In: Challenges 2 (2011) 3, pp. 44-44

Within minutes of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, news media provided unprecedented coverage of an unfolding natural catastrophe. Events such as this place natural disasters firmly in the public eye but only for a short time. It falls to the research community to learn the lessons offered by...

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Special Issue: Challenges in City Design: Realize the Value of Cities

Yu, Kongjian - In: Challenges 2 (2011) 2, pp. 43-43

In 1900, only about 13% of the world’s population lived in cities; now the figure has increased to over 50%, and is expected to reach 60% by populations in cities and suburban areas, developing countries are still in the process of urbanization. Every day, hundreds and thousands of people move...

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Particle Handling Techniques in Microchemical Processes

Flowers, Brian S.; Hartman, Ryan L. - In: Challenges 3 (2012) 2, pp. 194-211

The manipulation of particulates in microfluidics is a challenge that continues to impact applications ranging from fine chemicals manufacturing to the materials and the life sciences. Heterogeneous operations carried out in microreactors involve high surface-to-volume characteristics that...

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