Landowner willingness to supply marginal land for bioenergy production

Theodoros Skevas ^[1] ; Noel J. Hayden ^[1] ; S.M. Swinton ; Frank Lupi
1. [1] Michigan State University
  
  Michigan State University
  
  City of East Lansing, Estados Unidos
Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 50, 2016, págs. 507-517
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This study elicits willingness to supply marginal land for biomass cultivation in Southern Lower Michigan. Most of the surveyed landowners are not interested in renting land for bioenergy crop production. Those who are interested offer relatively little land for bioenergy crops, even at rental rates three times current levels. Willing landowners would prefer to grow a significant portion of these crops on cropland rather than non-crop, marginal land. Hence, the area of marginal land that owners are willing to supply for bioenergy crop production falls far short of area estimates based on remote sensing that ignore landowner preferences.