Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
3 |
0 |
4 |
15 weeks |
60 hours |
Instructor
Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero
Durval Dourado Neto
Edivaldo Domingues Velini
Edvaldo Aparecido Amaral da Silva
Objective
Introduce the concept and indicators of sustainable development and familiarize the students with sustainability assessment tools.
Content
Social and economic impacts derived from the production of bioenergy. Socio-economic indicators. Impacts on micro and macroeconomics. Generation of jobs. Models of production. New businesses derived from bioenergy. Expansion of production and impacts. Relationship of energy production with other rural economic activities or not. Food versus Bioenergy. Land use planning. Direct and indirect impacts of land use. International trade and protectionism. Biological Indicators for Assessment of Soil, Water and Air Impacts; Physical-Chemical Sensors for Measurement of Soil, Water and Air Impacts; Methods of Analysis for Biofuel Certification and Analytical Methods for Biodiversity Impact Assessment.
Bibliography
Sugarcane Bioethanol: R&D for productivity and sustainability; ISBN 978-85-212-0530-2, Coord: Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez , Editora Edgard Blucher, 2010, 992p. Sustainability of sugarcane bioenergy, Poppe, M.K.; Cortez, L.A.B. editors, Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), 2012. NOGUEIRA, L. A. H. . Biocombustíveis na América Latina: situação atual e perspectivas. 1. ed. São Paulo: Fundação Memorial da América Latina, 2007. v. 1. 80 p. NOGUEIRA, L. A. H. ; SEABRA, J. E. A. ; Best, G. ; Leal, M.R.L.V. ; Poppe, M.K. . Bioetanol de cana de açúcar: energia para o desenvolvimento sustentável. 1. ed. Rio de Janeiro: BNDES, 2008. v. 1. 316 p.