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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Land Use Competition"”.
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An evaluation of urban and rural land use change, conflict and competition
This study set out to evaluate the extent of land use change, competition and conflict in Polokwane city and in selected land restitution areas of Limpopo province. The methods of data collection and analysis included document analysis, triangulation of quantitative and qualitative survey methods, …
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Sustainable and reliable design of large-scale complex logistics systems under competition and uncertainties
… societal disutility. My dissertation research focuses on developing mathematical models for design and analysis of large-scale logistics systems, especially those under competition and uncertainties. It holistically captures interactions and joint impacts of various objectives in large-scale …
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Molecular, cytogenetic, anatomical, and morphological variations associated with polyploids of prairie cordgrass
… and accepted by scientists as fact. The main cause of climate change is increasing carbon dioxide level (CO2) in the atmosphere. Bio-renewable energy sources can play a role in providing energy services to meet basic human needs in sustainable manner, in particular, in migrating climate change. …
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Biomass Crops in Marginal Lands.
… a debate has emerged regarding food security and land use for bioenergy/industrial non-food crops. Cultivating biomass crops on marginal land unsuitable for food production is consistently proposed as an alternative to minimize iLUC effects about land-use competition for food production, and its …
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Perennial grasses as sustainable bioenergy crops for marginal lands
… the US Government has mandated the annual use of 136 billion liters of biofuels by 2022. Of the 136 billion liters, 61 billion liters should be produced from cellulosic biofuels. This will likely lead to increased production of dedicated energy crops for renewable biofuels. Since an ideal …