TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of sugarcane expansion in Brazil
T2 - Local stakeholders' perceptions
AU - Marques Postal, Andreia
AU - Pashaei Kamali, Farahnaz
AU - Asveld, Lotte
AU - Osseweijer, Patricia
AU - Silveira, Jose Maria F.J.da
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Sugarcane expansion in Brazil during the 2000s was partly restricted by several discussions about the sustainability aspects of its cultivation. These discussions were mainly based on surveys that sometimes use highly aggregated data not including local perspectives and particularities, and sometimes used case studies with small samples which, while listening to local perspectives, cannot be considered representative of the whole sector. This work aims at filling this gap by considering both the perceptions of the local community, which add primary data on impact, and a large sample, to increase the research representativeness. To do so, we present the results of 353 interviews, covering 33 municipalities in five states of the Center-South region of Brazil (the largest cultivation area in the country). The results show that the expansion of biofuels has generated conflict mostly related to environmental and social issues, although there is good acceptance of the sugarcane mills in general. Our conclusions point to the importance of including local voices for a deeper understanding of the advantages and limitations of the expansion of biofuels.
AB - Sugarcane expansion in Brazil during the 2000s was partly restricted by several discussions about the sustainability aspects of its cultivation. These discussions were mainly based on surveys that sometimes use highly aggregated data not including local perspectives and particularities, and sometimes used case studies with small samples which, while listening to local perspectives, cannot be considered representative of the whole sector. This work aims at filling this gap by considering both the perceptions of the local community, which add primary data on impact, and a large sample, to increase the research representativeness. To do so, we present the results of 353 interviews, covering 33 municipalities in five states of the Center-South region of Brazil (the largest cultivation area in the country). The results show that the expansion of biofuels has generated conflict mostly related to environmental and social issues, although there is good acceptance of the sugarcane mills in general. Our conclusions point to the importance of including local voices for a deeper understanding of the advantages and limitations of the expansion of biofuels.
KW - Economic impact
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Social impact
KW - Stakeholders' perceptions
KW - Sugarcane expansion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075357822&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.041
DO - 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.041
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85075357822
SN - 0743-0167
VL - 73
SP - 147
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Rural Studies
JF - Journal of Rural Studies
ER -