Positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies
Review article, 2019
The production of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as poplars and willows is a promising component of global bioenergy and phytotechnology portfolios. In addition to the provision of biomass feedstocks and pollution remediation, these trees and shrubs have been sustainably grown to conserve or utilize water in a variety of applications. Growing these woody plants for multiple uses supports many of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG6) and Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG7). As a result, focusing on ecosystem services such as freshwater and biomass has become an important aspect of deploying these production systems across variable landscapes. The current review consists of an introduction of ecosystem services and the SDGs, as well as SRWCs and their applications. The middle section of the review contains case studies highlighting the positive water linkages of producing short rotation poplars and willows for bioenergy and phytotechnologies. The review concludes with a section that combines the common themes that are consistent among the case studies to address options for integrating new bioenergy feedstock production systems into rural and urban landscapes to promote environmental, social and economic sustainability. This article is categorized under: Bioenergy > Economics and Policy Bioenergy > Climate and Environment.
sustainable development goals
biomass production
ecosystem services
water management
phytoremediation
Author
Ronald S. Zalesny
USDA Forest Service
Göran Berndes
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Physical Resource Theory
Ioannis Dimitriou
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
U. Fritsche
International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS)
Constance Miller
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mark Eisenbies
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Solomon Ghezehei
North Carolina State University
Dennis Hazel
North Carolina State University
William L. Headlee
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Blas Mola-Yudego
University of Eastern Finland
M. C. Negri
Argonne National Laboratory
Elizabeth Guthrie Nichols
North Carolina State University
John Quinn
Argonne National Laboratory
Shawn Dayson Shifflett
North Carolina State University
Obste Therasme
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Timothy A. Volk
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Colleen R. Zumpf
Argonne National Laboratory
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment
2041-8396 (ISSN) 2041-840X (eISSN)
Vol. 8 5 e345Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Renewable Bioenergy Research
Other Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management
DOI
10.1002/wene.345