The potential for the production and use of biomass-based energy sources in Hungary

Garay, Róbert; Kozák, Anita; Nyárs, Levente; Kocsis, Teréz Radóczné

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“…Gockler (2010) calculates 100-250 thousand, but states up to one million ha woody energy plantation can be established by 2020 [17]. Garay et al (2012) puts this number at 200 thousand ha while Scultety and Seiffert (2009) estimate 300-400 thousand ha of woody energy plantations in Hungary in the long term [18] [19]. Over the past few years, the trend toward the realization of the planned plantation areas has been decreasing ( Figure 1.)…”

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Changes in the legal and support background of woody energy plantations

Szalay

Kertész

Vágvölgyi

2019

Anal. Tech. Szeged.

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Current forestry laws and regulations are not applicable to woody energy plantations. The cultivation technology used in these plantations differs from ones used in conventional forest management; thereby, specific legislation to regulate cultivation in woody energy plantations is required. Hungary passed its first regulations for woody energy plantations in 2007. The legislation addressed permitting, range of plantable species, planting procedures, cultivation, and plantation harvesting. The legislation overregulated coppice technology and only targeted roundwood energy plantation. The legislation does not mandate forest site surveys and its related expert opinions despite their importance in plantation establishment, particularly regarding tree species selection. The latest legislation, which improves earlier deficiencies and prescribes planting-execution plans for all plantations, came into effect 2017. Another important change is the industrial purpose categorization of woody plantations, which appeared beside coppice and roundwood energy plantations. In addition to raw material production, this type of plantation also increases the carbon sequestration of agriculture. The availability of financial resources heavily influenced plantation area size and planting intensity over the years. Investigating plantation tendencies provides an opportunity to identify forms of support that play an important role in creating the conditions for rational land use. Our research presents the effects these changes in legislation and financial support have had on energy plantations.

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Changes in the legal and support background of woody energy plantations

Szalay

Kertész

Vágvölgyi

2019

Anal. Tech. Szeged.

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“…The Global Biosphere Management model helped to analyse the impact of world climate changes on yield fluctuations and land use, as well as, through these, on food safety [Fuss et al 2011]. Garay et al [2012] examined the impact of energy crop production on land use. Their paper analyses the potential quantity and utilization of biomass-based energy sources in Hungary.…”

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The Impact of Energy Crop Production on Land Use in Hungary

Lászlók

2012

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Use of land, as a limited resource is gaining importance due to the rapid growth of Earth’s population, the subsequently increasing demand for energy and the presumed impact of climate changes. Despite of the land being a specific resource, as lots of experiences confirm, in most of the countries, as in Hungary, it is not managed optimally. It is a question whether the optimum balance can be reached between different land utilization and production methods and not harming food supply safety but improving the competitiveness of agriculture, decreasing the energy dependence and avoiding an excessive use of soils. The paper analyses the impact of energy crop production on land utilization in Hungary. The current production and technology on the available land cannot satisfy the total energy need by bioenergy. But if land is used which is not cultivated at present due to economic reasons and the possibilities of by-products available in great quantities are exploited, the Hungary’s EU commitment can be fulfilled by 2020. and the country will not risk food production losses or modify the land use considerably.

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Projecting population distribution under depopulation conditions in Japan: scenario analysis for future socio-ecological systems

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This study develops a projection model of future population distribution on the basis of Japan’s current depopulation trend and applies this model to scenario analyses that assume population compactification and dispersion. The model enables a description of population migration at two levels. First, municipal populations are projected using the cohort-component method, and second, the spatial distribution of populations within municipalities is projected at a 500 m grid resolution with the use of the gravity model. Based on the Japanese depopulation context and the country’s National Spatial Strategy, the compact scenario predicts the formation of medium-scale regional urban areas (population centers located across Japan) and the concentration of people on high-density population areas within municipalities. Meanwhile, the dispersed scenario predicts the formation of more but smaller regional urban areas and the dispersion of the population to low-density areas. The simulated population distribution for 2050 reveals spatial change in population density and age structure, as well as an abundance of areas that were inhabited in 2015 but will be zero population areas by 2050. Overlay analysis of future land use maps and the simulated population distribution maps can contribute toward identifying areas where natural capital such as farmland and forest plantation should be managed but where there will be significant population loss by 2050. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s11625-020-00835-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The potential for the production and use of biomass-based energy sources in Hungary

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Changes in the legal and support background of woody energy plantations

Changes in the legal and support background of woody energy plantations

The Impact of Energy Crop Production on Land Use in Hungary

Projecting population distribution under depopulation conditions in Japan: scenario analysis for future socio-ecological systems

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