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BIOCHAR
ORGANIZER:Commision for Interdisciplinary Ecological StudiesAustrian Academy of Sciences
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Cover image: The picture shows charred woody material of Picea abies, full of life at 110 years old. It was accumulated after slash burning at a forest site and the sample was obtained from the mineral soil (~10cm soil depth). Bordered pits, characteristic for Picea abies, can still be identified in the lower section of the image. Blue structures indicate abundant existence of basidiomycete and possibly Streptomyces hyphae. The round object with the opening can be likely attributed to a shell of a testate amoebae.
PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK
V.J. BRUCKMAN, E.A. VAROL, B.B. UZUN† & J. LIU
A REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN APPROACH IN VIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016 16:00–19:00
ÖAW, THEATERSAALSONNENFELSGASSE 19
1010 VIENNA
PROGRAM
16:00–16:20 Opening Verena Winiwarter | Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 16:20–16:40 Michael Hantel | Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna & Leopold Haimberger | University of Vienna Carbon in the climate system
16:40–17:00 Viktor Bruckman | Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: options and constraints
17:00–17:20 Saran S. Sohi | UK Biochar Research Center, Edinburgh Biochar systems integration in European forestry
17:20–17:40 Esin Varol | Anadolu University, Eskişehir Pyrolysis – sustainable waste treatment with negative carbon balance 17:40–18:00 Gerhard Soja | Austrian Institute of Technology, Tulln Biochar: More than carbon sequestration – the Austrian context
18:00–18:20 Deborah P. Dumroese | US Forest Service, Moscow, USA Prospects of Biochar use in Forestry
18:20–19:00 Discussion Moderation: V.J. Bruckman 19:00 Reception
Climate change poses a fundamental threat to humanity, and thus solutions for both mitigation and adaptation strategies are becoming increa-singly necessary.
Biochar can offer a range of environmental ser-vices, such as reclamation of degraded land, im-provement of soil fertility and carbon sequestra-tion. However, it also raises questions, regarding sustainable feedstock provision, biomass pyroly-sis, and soil amendment. These questions, among various others, are addressed in this state-of-the-art compendium. Covering a broad geographi-cal range, with regional assessments from North America, Europe, the Near East, and Southeast Asia, this interdisciplinary volume focuses on the entire biochar supply chain, from the availability and economics of biomass resources, to pyrolysis, and ultimately to the impacts on soil properties.
The combination of theory with practical examples makes this a valuable book for researchers, policymakers, and graduate students alike, in fields such as soil science, sustainable development, climate change mitigation, biomass and bioenergy, forestry, and environmental engineering.
More information:http://www.cambridge.org/9781107117099
