Biofuels: how do Brazilian universities contribute to knowledge production and to the definition of sector incentives and guidelines?

This paper presents some results of our inquiry about the contribution of brasilian institutes of highereducation to the development of the etanol industry. These results reveal that the academy is deeplyinvolved in providing expertise for an “unsustainable” economy, instead of o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pavesi, Alessandra, Farias, Carmen Roselaine Oliveira, Torres de Oliveira, Haydée
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Repositorio:Revista Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/11304
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/11304
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:biofuels
education
sustainability
biocombustíveis
educação superior
sustentabilidade
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Sumario:This paper presents some results of our inquiry about the contribution of brasilian institutes of highereducation to the development of the etanol industry. These results reveal that the academy is deeplyinvolved in providing expertise for an “unsustainable” economy, instead of oportunities for active sociallearning, essencial to look for new definitions and solutions to the problems faced by contemporary civilization.