The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil

Felix Kaup

ISBN 10: 3319165828 / ISBN 13: 9783319165820

Published by Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Apr 2015, 2015

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Neuware -This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian sugarcane complex with a special focus on technological advances that promote sustainable development. It first examines the question why sugarcane-based ethanol from Brazil is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuel compared to other biofuels produced on an industrial scale and subsequently analyzes the most dynamic areas within the sugarcane sector with regard to relevant actors, technologies and markets in order to determine if the sector can be considered an innovation system. The empirical research presented here is based on multiple research methods and derives its data from interviews with Brazilian experts of the sugarcane sector and by a thorough literature review. The book will be of special interest to researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the key mechanisms in successful innovation systems that promote a transition towards sustainable development and mobility.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 304 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Springer International Publishing Apr 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319165828
• ISBN 13: 9783319165820
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 22D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 623 grams

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Synopsis

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian sugarcane complex with a special focus on technological advances that promote sustainable development. It first examines the question why sugarcane-based ethanol from Brazil is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuel compared to other biofuels produced on an industrial scale and subsequently analyzes the most dynamic areas within the sugarcane sector with regard to relevant actors, technologies and markets in order to determine if the sector can be considered an innovation system. The empirical research presented here is based on multiple research methods and derives its data from interviews with Brazilian experts of the sugarcane sector and by a thorough literature review. The book will be of special interest to researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the key mechanisms in successful innovation systems that promote a transition towards sustainable development and mobility.

About the Author

After finishing his Diploma in Business Administration, Felix Kaup worked more than four years for several associations and as an international project manager within bioenergy projects in Latin America and South Africa. During his employment with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research he worked as a researcher on biofuels and wrote his doctoral thesis. For more than eight years Felix Kaup has been working in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams.