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Socio-Economic Impacts of Bioethanol from Sugarcane in Brazil

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The impacts of sugarcane and ethanol production in Brazil are widely discussed in all steps of its production. The rapid expansion, the possible indirect land use changes, and the socio-economic impacts are of great concern for different stakeholders. As any economic activity, ethanol production and sugarcane cultivation have many positive and negative socio-economic impacts such as employment and income generation, health issues, and migration. In this chapter, three geographical levels of impacts and aspects are discussed for Brazil: national, with an overview of the country and the main macroeconomic impacts; regional, focusing on the Northeast region; and local level with two case studies, Pindorama mill and São Francisco mill.

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Walter, A., Machado, P. (2014). Socio-Economic Impacts of Bioethanol from Sugarcane in Brazil. In: Rutz, D., Janssen, R. (eds) Socio-Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Production. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03829-2_12

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