Land Allocation for Biomass Crops

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1 Land Allocation for Biomass Crops

2 Ruopu Li Andrea Monti Editors Land Allocation for Biomass Crops Challenges and Opportunities with Changing Land Use 123

3 Editors Ruopu Li Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL, USA Andrea Monti Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna, Italy ISBN ISBN (ebook) Library of Congress Control Number: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

4 Foreword During the last 20 years, my research has evolved from field work with energy and industrial crops to modelling and assessment of the economic, environmental and social sustainability of biomass value chains. Resource efficiency and use of marginal lands for such crops form part of both my recent research area in respective collaborative projects and my teaching topics for graduate students of various disciplines. This book brings together knowledge from recent work with various lignocellulosic and herbaceous non-food crops, and addresses the challenges and opportunities of their cultivation in low quality and marginal lands. I strongly believe it brings high-added values to everyone interested in this field. The editors, Ruopu Li and Andrea Monti, brought together a group of distinguished authors who have not only provided comprehensive documentation of research conducted for land use and biomass production, but also unique and valuable analyses of information that have not been published elsewhere. The book content reflects recent developments, trends and advances in the area and includes a set of well-integrated, original research contributions that focus on state-of-the-art research. It addresses opportunities and challenges associated with the allocation of land resources to biomass cropping and offers valuable contributions to informed land management decision-making. The individual chapters are organized in response to cutting-edge questions associated with biofuels-related land-use issues in many countries such as Spain, Brazil, USA and China, and further provide informed and tailored insights. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 address the availability of land, especially marginal categories, to accommodate future cultivation of lignocellulosic and other specialized herbaceous biofuel crops. More specifically, in Chap. 2, Sánchez et al. address two key challenges for bioenergy implementation: (i) Do we have land available to accommodate future biomass production? (ii) What would be the choice of energy crops from the knowledge gained in field experiments?, with a specific focus in Spain. In Chap. 3, Parenti et al. evaluate possibilities and limitations for the cultivation of two promising perennial biofuel crops (giant reed and switchgrass) in Europe, in areas with natural constraints (ANC land). In Chap. 4, Chen et al. analyse the availability and economic feasibility of using marginal lands to cultivate v

5 vi Foreword five energy plant species, namely Manihot esculenta, Jatropha curcas, Helianthus tuberous L, Pistacia chinensis and Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge. Barbosa et al. analyse the opportunities of using contaminated land, for biomass production, in Chap. 5. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 analyse the combination of employing diverse approaches (e.g. economic models and surveying) in three case studies with a focus on dynamics on farmers planting decisions. More specifically, in Chap. 6, Granco et al. present the findings of a study on how Brazilian farmers decide which agricultural production to pursue and which land use to replace in the new frontier of sugarcane production. Varble and Secchi, in Chap. 7, examine the factors that are significant indicators in the interest of farmers to produce switchgrass through the analysis of the results of a survey completed by farmers in the Clear Creek watershed in rural Iowa. In Chap. 8, Kurkalova et al. evaluate land-use impacts of corn stover markets for the state of Iowa, as well. Zhang et al., in Chap. 9, tackle the carbon sequestration capacity of farmland stover using a carbon capture model and land use and crop yield datasets in a region of North China. Finally, Dumortier, in Chap. 10, uses an economic model to identify the effects of plausible scenarios of cellulosic biofuel mandate on land allocation, nitrogen use and farmers participation in US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The book addresses a wide audience: Professors, graduate students and researchers that work with land-use modelling and field crop research: the relevant chapters offer comprehensive and transparent information on methodological approaches, field work and modelling, as well as a scientific sound discussion on the research results (robustness of the results, strengths and weaknesses of the approach, future research, etc.); and Policy and decision makers: the book includes thoroughly analysed evidence for the environmental, economic and social implications from using marginal land for biofuel crops as well as the dynamics of farmers planting decisions. In summary, this book is a milestone on the path to understand land use for biomass and biofuels production. It is a recommended reference for anyone who has an interest in such issues, regardless of whether, or not they have any experience or knowledge of land use modelling or field crop research for biofuels. Without question, I will use it in my research and highly recommend it to my students. Imperial College London London, UK Calliope Panoutsou

6 Contents Introduction... 1 Ruopu Li and Andrea Monti Trends in Land Use in Spain and their Meaning to Bioenergy Production... 7 Javier Sánchez, Pedro Luis Aguado, María Dolores Curt, and Jesús Fernández Areas with Natural Constraints to Agriculture: Possibilities and Limitations for The Cultivation of Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.) and Giant Reed (Arundo Donax L.) in Europe Parenti Andrea, Lambertini Carla, and Andrea Monti The Availability and Economic Analyses of Using Marginal Land for Bioenergy Production in China Yuqi Chen, Xiubin Li, Xudong Guo, and Chunyan Lv Production of Energy Crops in Heavy Metals Contaminated Land: Opportunities and Risks Bruno Barbosa, Jorge Costa, and Ana Luisa Fernando Farmers Acreage Responses to the Expansion of the Sugarcane Ethanol Industry: The Case of Goiás and Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil Gabriel Granco, Marcellus Caldas, Allen Featherstone, Ana Cláudia Sant Anna, and Jason Bergtold Growing Switchgrass in the Corn Belt: Barriers and Drivers from an Iowa Survey Sarah Varble and Silvia Secchi Impact of Stover Collection on Iowa Land Use Lyubov A. Kurkalova and Dat Q. Tran vii

7 viii Contents Spatial-Temporal Change of Agricultural Biomass and Carbon Capture Capability in the Mid-South of Hebei Province Yucui Zhang, Qiaoli Hu, Dengpan Xiao, Xingran Liu, and Yanjun Shen Changes in Nitrogen Application and Conservation Reserve Program Area from Cellulosic Biofuel Production in the United States Jerome Dumortier Index

8 Contributors Pedro Luis Aguado Agro-Energy Group, College of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Parenti Andrea Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Bruno Barbosa Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, MEtRiCS, Caparica, Portugal Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Jason Bergtold Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Manhattan, KS, USA Marcellus Caldas Kansas State University, Department of Geography, Manhattan, KS, USA Lambertini Carla Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Yuqi Chen China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Key Laboratory of Land Use, Ministry of Land and Resource, Beijing, China Jorge Costa Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, MEtRiCS, Caparica, Portugal María Dolores Curt Agro-Energy Group, College of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Jerome Dumortier School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA Allen Featherstone Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Manhattan, KS, USA ix

9 x Contributors Jesús Fernández Agro-Energy Group, College of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Ana Luisa Fernando Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, MEtRiCS, Caparica, Portugal Gabriel Granco Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA, USA Xudong Guo China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Key Laboratory of Land Use, Ministry of Land and Resource, Beijing, China Qiaoli Hu Zhongke Haihui Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China Lyubov A. Kurkalova Departments of Economics and Energy and Environmental Systems, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA Ruopu Li Department of Geography and Environmental Resources, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, USA Xiubin Li China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Key Laboratory of Land Use, Ministry of Land and Resource, Beijing, China Xingran Liu Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources & Hebei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China Chunyan Lv China Land Surveying and Planning Institute, Key Laboratory of Land Use, Ministry of Land and Resource, Beijing, China Andrea Monti Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Javier Sánchez Agro-Energy Group, College of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Ana Cláudia Sant Anna The Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Columbus, OH, USA Silvia Secchi University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA Yanjun Shen Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources & Hebei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China Dat Q. Tran Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA Sarah Varble Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, USA

10 Contributors xi Dengpan Xiao Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China Yucui Zhang Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources & Hebei Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water-Saving, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China