%0 Journal Article %1 forster_et_al_2008 %A Förster, Michael %A Helms, Yvonne %A Herberg, Alfred %A Köppen, Antje %A Kunzmann, Kathrin %A Radtke, Dörte %A Ross, Lutz %A Itzerott, Sibylle %D 2008 %J Environmental Management %K CAP EEG GIS bioenergy biomass modelling sustainability %N 4 %P 584--598 %T A Site-Related Suitability Analysis for the Production of Biomass as a Contribution to Sustainable Regional Land-Use %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-008-9068-8 %V 41 %X The use of renewable energy in Europe offers the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes to energy security and independence. With the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and a variety of recently introduced nationaldirectives supporting renewable energy sources in the European Union, the economic attractiveness of bioenergy productionhas distinctly increased. This article combines an economic evaluation of biomass production with site-related natural conditionsof the Havelland region, situated in the north-east area of Germany. Two methods for evaluating site-specific potential biomassyields were compared. For three example biomass crops, evaluations of yield estimations at agricultural lots for site-optimizedsuitability (SOS) and conventional suitability (CS) were carried out. Both modelling approaches were compared. The resultsof the GIS modelling indicate that the financial support for increasing the use of renewable energy with the German feed-insystem, called Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG), will possibly lead to an increased cultivation of crops with high biomassoutput. This monocultural orientation of farming practices and the negative effects on the ecosystem could act in oppositionto other environmental initiatives of the EU. The outputs of the SOS analysis show that high biomass production could be integratedinto environmental policy proposals. Therefore, new EU policy should take modified subsidies into consideration in order toavoid developing conflicts between small-scale changes in landscape ecosystems caused by large-scale transformations in energypolicy.

@article{forster_et_al_2008, abstract = {The use of renewable energy in Europe offers the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes to energy security and independence. With the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and a variety of recently introduced nationaldirectives supporting renewable energy sources in the European Union, the economic attractiveness of bioenergy productionhas distinctly increased. This article combines an economic evaluation of biomass production with site-related natural conditionsof the Havelland region, situated in the north-east area of Germany. Two methods for evaluating site-specific potential biomassyields were compared. For three example biomass crops, evaluations of yield estimations at agricultural lots for site-optimizedsuitability (SOS) and conventional suitability (CS) were carried out. Both modelling approaches were compared. The resultsof the GIS modelling indicate that the financial support for increasing the use of renewable energy with the German feed-insystem, called Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG), will possibly lead to an increased cultivation of crops with high biomassoutput. This monocultural orientation of farming practices and the negative effects on the ecosystem could act in oppositionto other environmental initiatives of the EU. The outputs of the SOS analysis show that high biomass production could be integratedinto environmental policy proposals. Therefore, new EU policy should take modified subsidies into consideration in order toavoid developing conflicts between small-scale changes in landscape ecosystems caused by large-scale transformations in energypolicy.}, added-at = {2008-05-26T14:55:11.000+0200}, author = {Förster, Michael and Helms, Yvonne and Herberg, Alfred and Köppen, Antje and Kunzmann, Kathrin and Radtke, Dörte and Ross, Lutz and Itzerott, Sibylle}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2825e9cf04727d5e2227e2b9317edcc14/bioenergyworkshop}, description = {SpringerLink - Zeitschriftenbeitrag}, interhash = {020c43125b17551a16f958691bad0f5e}, intrahash = {825e9cf04727d5e2227e2b9317edcc14}, journal = {Environmental Management}, keywords = {CAP EEG GIS bioenergy biomass modelling sustainability}, number = 4, pages = {584--598}, timestamp = {2008-05-26T14:55:12.000+0200}, title = {A Site-Related Suitability Analysis for the Production of Biomass as a Contribution to Sustainable Regional Land-Use}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-008-9068-8}, volume = 41, year = 2008 }