Using geographic information systems to assess potential biofuel crop production on urban marginal lands

Briana Niblick, Jason D. Monnell, Xi Zhao and Amy E. Landis

Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 103, issue C, 234-242

Abstract: To meet rising energy demands in a sustainable manner, the United States Renewable Fuel Standard 2 (RFS2) mandates the production of 3.78billion L (1billion gallons) of biomass-based biodiesel per year by 2020. Urban marginal lands, herein defined as lots with poor agricultural potential and unfit for residential purposes, can be used to cultivate biodiesel feedstock, which can contribute toward the RFS2. GIS is particularly well suited to identify the amount and location of these urban marginal lands. Biofuel crop production is one way for urban neighborhoods to reclaim vacant, blighted properties and also generate green energy for consumption.

Keywords: Marginal land; Biofuel; Land use; GIS; Spatial analysis; Sunflower (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.09.036

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