In the current climate of several interrelated impending global crises, namely, climate
change, chemicals, energy, and oil, the impact of green chemistry with respect to chemicals …

Agricultural field size is indicative of the degree of agricultural capital investment,
mechanization and labor intensity, and it is ecologically important. A recently published …

Political agendas worldwide include increased production of biofuel, which multiplies the
trade-offs among conflicting objectives, including food and fodder production, water quantity …

Field size distributions and their changes have not been studied over large areas as field
size change datasets are not available. This study quantifies agricultural field size changes …

To better address the dynamic interactions between human and hydrologic systems, we
develop an integrated modeling framework that employs a System of Systems optimization …

Coal, natural gas and petroleum-based liquid fuels are still the most widely used energy
sources in modern society. The current scenario contrasts with the foreseen shortage of …

United States (US) energy policy includes an expectation that bioenergy will be a substantial
future energy source. In particular, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 …

Historically, the central Midwestern US has undergone drastic anthropogenic land use
change, having been transformed, in part through government policy, from a natural …

Biomass energy is currently the largest renewable contributor to global energy supply and
there is increasing demand for bioenergy feedstock. Consequently, the production of …

The world production of biofuels, ie liquid transport fuels produced from agricultural
products, has shown an unprecedented growth over the past decade (2000-2010); this …