caa a22 4500 44529941X CHVBK 20180317142552.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11430-009-0204-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11430-009-0204-y Potential land for plantation of Jatropha curcas as feedstocks for biodiesel in China [Elektronische Daten] [WeiGuang Wu, JiKun Huang, XiangZheng Deng] As a renewable energy, biofuel has attracted great attention in China and the rest of world. Concerned with the national food security, China recently has shifted its biofuel development priority from grain-based to non-grain-based biofuels, including forest-based biodiesel, since 2007. Jatropha curcas is one of major biodiesel feedstocks. However, there is rising debate on availability of land for expanding Jatropha curcas areas. The overall goal of this paper is to evaluate potential land for Jatropha curcas used as feedstock for biodiesel in China. Based on remote sensing data on land use, data on meteorological, soil and land slope, and suitable environment for Jatropha curcas plantation, this study uses Agro Ecological Zone method and considers social-economic constraints to evaluate potential suitable land for Jatropha curcas plantation in China's major Jatropha curcas production region, Southwest China. The results show that while there are some potential lands to expand Jatropha curcas areas, amount of these lands will hardly meet the government's target for Jatropha curcas-based biodiesels development in the future. China may need to reconsider its long-term targets on the development of Jatropha curcas-based biodiesels. Science in China Press and Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009 biodiesel nationallicence Jatropha curcas nationallicence potential land nationallicence suitability evaluation nationallicence Southwest China nationallicence Wu WeiGuang Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut Huang JiKun Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut Deng XiangZheng Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences SP Science in China Press 53/1(2010-01-01), 120-127 1674-7313 53:1<120 2010 53 11430 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0204-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0204-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wu WeiGuang Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Huang JiKun Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Deng XiangZheng Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences SP Science in China Press 53/1(2010-01-01), 120-127 1674-7313 53:1<120 2010 53 11430 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer