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This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for
sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic
objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five
broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in
Europe. These are: 'Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in
Europe', 'European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops
for Bioenergy', 'Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for
Crop Improvement', 'Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops' and
'Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops'. Two major issues
relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification
of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need
to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production,
broadly referred to as 'marginal land'. The two main categories of
plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and
trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are
addressed in the book relate to the suitability of perennial crops
for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to
exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with
food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national
and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for
example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal
feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon
emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also
show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are
essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second
generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of
unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought,
flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need
to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial
biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing
bioeconomy.
This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for
sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic
objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five
broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in
Europe. These are: 'Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in
Europe', 'European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops
for Bioenergy', 'Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for
Crop Improvement', 'Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops' and
'Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops'. Two major issues
relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification
of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need
to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production,
broadly referred to as 'marginal land'. The two main categories of
plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and
trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are
addressed in the book relate to the suitability of perennial crops
for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to
exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with
food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national
and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for
example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal
feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon
emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also
show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are
essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second
generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of
unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought,
flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need
to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial
biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing
bioeconomy.
From the 4th - 8th of September 2011, the Eucarpia Fodder Crops and
Amenity Grasses Section, held its 29th Meeting in the surroundings
of Dublin Castle in Ireland. The theme of the meeting was 'Breeding
strategies for sustainable forage and turf grass improvement'.
Grasslands cover a significant proportion of the land mass of the
world, and play a pivotal role in global food production. At the
same time we are faced with several challenges that affect the way
in which we think about this valuable set of resources. The
population of the world is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050,
and increase of about one third relative to today's levels. This
population increase will be focused in urban areas, and in what are
currently viewed as "developing" countries, meaning that the buying
power of this increased population will be greater - shifting the
balance of demand from staple crops to high value items such as
meat and dairy products. Overall that the world will have to
approximately double agricultural output across all categories of
food to meet the demands of this larger, urbanised population. This
is occurring against a backdrop of equally large challenges in
terms of global climate change. Agriculture is already a
significant contributor to e.g. greenhouse gas emissions,
deforestation and soil erosion. The situation is made more complex
by an increased emphasis on biofuels as a solution for our imminent
oil shortage, resulting in increased competition between land
utilised for food and fuel. In short, agriculture must continue to
feed the world, whilst not contributing to damaging it further. It
must be sustainable. Plant breeding plays a significant but
frequently understated role in meeting the challenges presented by
this complex and changing scenario. However, plant breeding and
improvement is itself undergoing radical change driven by
technology. This book explores how forage and turf breeding is
changing and adapting to meet these challenges using the
technological advances being experienced in plant breeding as a
whole.
From the 4th - 8th of September 2011, the Eucarpia Fodder Crops and
Amenity Grasses Section, held its 29th Meeting in the surroundings
of Dublin Castle in Ireland. The theme of the meeting was 'Breeding
strategies for sustainable forage and turf grass improvement'.
Grasslands cover a significant proportion of the land mass of the
world, and play a pivotal role in global food production. At the
same time we are faced with several challenges that affect the way
in which we think about this valuable set of resources. The
population of the world is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050,
and increase of about one third relative to today's levels. This
population increase will be focused in urban areas, and in what are
currently viewed as "developing" countries, meaning that the buying
power of this increased population will be greater - shifting the
balance of demand from staple crops to high value items such as
meat and dairy products. Overall that the world will have to
approximately double agricultural output across all categories of
food to meet the demands of this larger, urbanised population. This
is occurring against a backdrop of equally large challenges in
terms of global climate change. Agriculture is already a
significant contributor to e.g. greenhouse gas emissions,
deforestation and soil erosion. The situation is made more complex
by an increased emphasis on biofuels as a solution for our imminent
oil shortage, resulting in increased competition between land
utilised for food and fuel. In short, agriculture must continue to
feed the world, whilst not contributing to damaging it further. It
must be sustainable. Plant breeding plays a significant but
frequently understated role in meeting the challenges presented by
this complex and changing scenario. However, plant breeding and
improvement is itself undergoing radical change driven by
technology. This book explores how forage and turf breeding is
changing and adapting to meet these challenges using the
technological advances being experienced in plant breeding as a
whole.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Germanistik -
Linguistik, Note: 1,0, Universitat Bielefeld, Veranstaltung:
Einfuhrung in das Kommunikationsmanagement, Sprache: Deutsch,
Abstract: Mit der Entwicklung von bewegten Bildern und Tonen, die
ohne zeitliche Verzogerungen ihre Rezipienten erreichen sollten,
lasst sich das Zeitalter des Fernsehens, als Resultat der
Industrialisierung im 19. Jahrhundert beschreiben. Der Begriff
'Fernsehen' wurde durch E. Liesegangs Buch 'Beitrage zum
elektrischen Fernsehen' 1891 eingefuhrt." Mit dem Fernsehen als
neues Kommunikationsmittel wurde sowohl ein technischer als auch
kultureller und letztendlich kommerzieller Komplex entwickelt. Der
erste regelmassige Fernseh-Programmbetrieb der Welt begann am 22.
Marz 1935 in Deutschland mit Ausstrahlung des Fernsehsenders 'Paul
Nipkow ', Berlin." Im Zuge der prozessualen Entstehung und
Entwicklung dieses technischen Mediums lassen sich zeitgleich auch
Veranderungen auf der gesellschaftlichen und damit auch der
sozialen Ebene des Rezipienten feststellen. Die Art und Weise der
Auffassung, Ansichten sowie das Urteilsvermogen haben sich ebenso
gewandelt und entwickelt wie auch die Struktur der Kommunikation
selbst. Als Produkt des gesellschaftlichen Fortschritts lasst sich
dem Fernsehen, unter anderem die Funktion eines offentlichen
meinungsbildenden Massenmediums zusprechen. Denn "Fernsehen
betreibt als Agent des sozialen Wandels eine kulturelle
Modellierung der Zuschauer, ist Instrument von Anpassungsprozessen
und gleichzeitig Institution des Widerspruchs." Das digitale
Zeitalter lasst sich demnach als eine Revolution der offentlichen
Kommunikation definieren. Nach und nach revolutioniert wurden
sowohl die sozial kommunikativen Kompetenzen, als auch die
kommunikativen Strukturen auf einer sozial gesellschaftlichen Ebene
der Verstandigung und des Verstandnisses. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit
ist die Darstellung und der Vergleich von offentlicher
Kommunikation mit Hilfe einer Analyse v
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