Chapter 4 - Sustainability Issues in Biomass-Based Production Chains. Balaman, Ş. Y. In Decision-Making for Biomass-Based Production Chains, pages 77–112. Academic Press, January, 2019.
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In parallel with recent extensions and developments in the biomass-based production sector, the environmental, social, and economic impacts of production from various biomass sources have been widely debated. Thus, sustainability, that is, environmental, economic, and social implications of biomass-based products such as bio-fuels, bio-chemicals, and bio-energy, has come into prominence as a key issue that has to be governed in design, planning, evaluation, and operation of bio-energy systems. To ensure the efficiency of material, information, and cash flow in the biomass-based production networks and manage the competence with fossil source-based systems, sustainability concepts should always be considered and assessed within a well-defined context. This chapter covers sustainability issues and sustainability assessment (including life cycle assessment methodology), in biomass-based production chains, focusing on the four pillars of sustainability, namely economic, environmental, social, and technical sustainability. An overview of the main sustainability indicators, standards, and certification schemes is also captured in this chapter. At the end of the chapter, a discussion and a comparative analysis of the topics covered in the chapter will be provided, to reveal the impacts of sustainability issues on methodology selection for decision-making in biomass-based production problems.
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	title = {Chapter 4 - {Sustainability} {Issues} in {Biomass}-{Based} {Production} {Chains}},
	isbn = {978-0-12-814278-3},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128142783000042},
	abstract = {In parallel with recent extensions and developments in the biomass-based production sector, the environmental, social, and economic impacts of production from various biomass sources have been widely debated. Thus, sustainability, that is, environmental, economic, and social implications of biomass-based products such as bio-fuels, bio-chemicals, and bio-energy, has come into prominence as a key issue that has to be governed in design, planning, evaluation, and operation of bio-energy systems. To ensure the efficiency of material, information, and cash flow in the biomass-based production networks and manage the competence with fossil source-based systems, sustainability concepts should always be considered and assessed within a well-defined context. This chapter covers sustainability issues and sustainability assessment (including life cycle assessment methodology), in biomass-based production chains, focusing on the four pillars of sustainability, namely economic, environmental, social, and technical sustainability. An overview of the main sustainability indicators, standards, and certification schemes is also captured in this chapter. At the end of the chapter, a discussion and a comparative analysis of the topics covered in the chapter will be provided, to reveal the impacts of sustainability issues on methodology selection for decision-making in biomass-based production problems.},
	urldate = {2018-10-14},
	booktitle = {Decision-{Making} for {Biomass}-{Based} {Production} {Chains}},
	publisher = {Academic Press},
	author = {Balaman, Şebnem Yılmaz},
	editor = {Balaman, Şebnem Yılmaz},
	month = jan,
	year = {2019},
	doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-814278-3.00004-2},
	pages = {77--112}
}

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