Economic and environmental assessment of an international wood pellets supply chain [Elektronische Ressource] : a case study of wood pellets export from northeast Argentina to Europe / by Augusto Uasuf

Economic and environmental assessment of an international wood pellets supply chain: a case study of wood pellets export from northeast Argentina to Europe Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Doctor rer. nat. of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany by Augusto Uasuf Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 2010 Name of Dean: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Gero Becker Name of Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Gero Becker ndName of 2 Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter R. Pelz thDate of oral defence: 9 of December, 2010 Acknowledgments I would like to thanks Prof. Dr.Dr. h.c. Gero Becker for his supervision and support. I am thankful for the time and effort he devoted to my thesis. Also, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to share with him and his wife Erika very enjoyable moments. I am greatly thankful to the Elizabeth and Barbara Grammel Stiftung and the Verband der Freunde der Universitaet Freiburg im Breisgau for the financial support during my studies. Many thanks go to my co-supervisor, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Dieter R. Pelz for accepting to co-supervise my thesis. I would like to thank Reiner for being the mentor of my adventure to Freiburg and for his friendship.