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Energy Sprawl Is the Largest Driver of Land Use Change in United States

Energy production in the United States for domestic use and export is predicted to rise 27% by 2040. We quantify projected energy sprawl (new land required for energy production) in the United States through 2040. Over 200,000 km(2) of additional land area will be directly impacted by energy develop...

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Autores principales: Trainor, Anne M., McDonald, Robert I., Fargione, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27607423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162269