A reconnaissance-scale GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis to support sustainable biochar use: Poland as a case study

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Gerard Cornelissen¹  Maciej Kubon²  Lewis Peake³  Helen Baxter⁴  Brian J. Reid⁵  Artur Łopatka⁶  Grzegorz Siebielec⁶  Saran P. Sohi⁷  Agnieszka E. Latawiec⁸  Sarah Hale⁹  Jolanta B. Królczyk^1,10  Agnieszka Medynska-Juraszek^1,10  Bernardo Bn Strassburg^1,11  Katarzyna Grotkiewicz^1,11  Zofia Spiak^1,12 

[1] Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow, Poland;Institute for Environmental Sciences (IMV), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), PO Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway;Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, PontificalCatholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 22453900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Science, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Production Automation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,Opole University of Technology, Mikołajczyka 5, 45-271 Opole, Poland;Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Informatics, Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow, Poland;Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland;International Institute for Sustainability, Estrada Dona Castorina 124, 22460-320, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;National Centre for Resilience, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus, Dumfries DG1 4UQ, UK;Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Environmental Department, Sognsveien 72, 0855 Oslo, Norway;University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Science, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, C.K. Norwida 25, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland;

关键词: biochar;    carbon sequestration;    GIS-based multicriteria analysis;    land remediation;    sustainable agricultural production;   

DOI  :  10.3846/16486897.2017.1326924

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Although increasing numbers of research papers regarding biochar are being published worldwide, in some countries growing interest in biochar has only recently been observed; this is true of Poland. We analysed information on biochar research in Poland alongside lessons learned elsewhere in order to identify the significant opportunities and risks associated with biochar use. This data fed into a GIS-based multicriteria analysis to identify areas where biochar application could deliver greatest benefit. We found that 21.8% of agricultural land in Poland has at least moderate indication for biochar use (soil organic matter below 2% and pH below 5.5), while 1.5% was categorized as a priority as it also exhibited contamination. Potential barriers identified included biomass availability and associated risks of indirect land-use change due to possible national and transnational biomass production displacement. Biochar use could have positive global consequences as a climate change mitigation strategy, particularly relevant in a country with limited alternatives. Scaling up a mitigation technology that is viable on account of its co-benefits might be cost-effective, which could, in turn, adjust national perspectives and stronger involvement in developing mitigation policies at the regional level. Biochar has much promise in temperate conditions and further research should therefore be assigned to explore biochar’s environmental and socio-economic impacts.

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