scholarly journals Economic analysis of woody biomass harvesting in the Missouri Ozarks

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Biomass Harvesting

Developing Sustainability Indicators for Woody Biomass Harvesting in the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 736-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Lal ◽  
Janaki R. R. Alavalapati ◽  
Marian Marinescu ◽  
Jagannadha Rao Matta ◽  
Puneet Dwivedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Biomass Harvesting

scholarly journals Opinions of Forest Managers, Loggers, and Forest Landowners in North Carolina regarding Biomass Harvesting Guidelines

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Fielding ◽  
Frederick Cubbage ◽  
M. Nils Peterson ◽  
Dennis Hazel ◽  
Brunell Gugelmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Biomass Harvesting ◽  
Forest Managers

Woody biomass has been identified as an important renewable energy source capable of offsetting fossil fuel use. The potential environmental impacts associated with using woody biomass for energy have spurred development of biomass harvesting guidelines (BHGs) in some states and proposals for BHGs in others. We examined stakeholder opinions about BHGs through 60 semistructured interviews with key participants in the North Carolina, USA, forest business sector—forest managers, loggers, and forest landowners. Respondents generally opposed requirements for new BHGs because guidelines added to best management practices (BMPs). Most respondents believed North Carolina’s current BMPs have been successful and sufficient in protecting forest health; biomass harvesting is only an additional component to harvesting with little or no modification to conventional harvesting operations; and scientific research does not support claims that biomass harvesting negatively impacts soil, water quality, timber productivity, or wildlife habitat. Some respondents recognized possible benefits from the implementation of BHGs, which included reduced site preparation costs and increases in proactive forest management, soil quality, and wildlife habitat. Some scientific literature suggests that biomass harvests may have adverse site impacts that require amelioration. The results suggest BHGs will need to be better justified for practitioners based on the scientific literature or linked to demand from new profitable uses or subsidies to offset stakeholder perceptions that they create unnecessary costs.

Application of Choice Experiments to Determine Stakeholder Preferences for Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Serenari ◽  
M. Nils Peterson ◽  
Christopher E. Moorman ◽  
Frederick Cubbage ◽  
Suzanne Jervis
Keyword(s):  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Choice Experiments ◽  
Biomass Harvesting ◽  
Stakeholder Preferences

scholarly journals Economic analysis of woody biomass supply chain in Maine

2017 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Whalley ◽  
Sharon J.W. Klein ◽  
Jeffrey Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
Biomass Supply

Heat supply from woody biomass — an economic analysis

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Schneider ◽  
Martin Kaltschmitt
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Heat Supply ◽  
Woody Biomass
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