摘要
Thesustainableuseofrenewableresourceshasbecomeanimportantissueworldwideinthemovetowardsalessfossil-fuel-intensivefuture.Mainstreammethodforfulfillingthisaimistoincreasetheshareofrenewableenergyandmaterialstosubstitutefossilfuelsandtobecomefullyindependentfromfossilfuelsoverthelong-term.However,theenvironmentalsustainabilityofthisendeavorhasbeenquestioned.Inaddition,economicandsocialsustainabilityissuesarealsomuchdebatedtopicsinthisparticularcontext.Forestresourcesareoftenthoughttocontributepartiallytoachievingaso-called'carbon-neutralsociety'.Inthisreview,wediscusssustainabilityissuesofusingforestbiomass.Wepresentseveralsustainabilityindicatorsforecological,economicandsocialdimensionsanddiscusstheissuesinapplyingtheminsustainabilityimpactassessments(SIAs).WealsopresentanumberoftoolsandmethodspreviouslyusedinconductingSIAs.WeapproachourstudyfromtheperspectiveoftheFinnishforestry;inaddition,variousaspectsregardingtheapplicationofSIAsinabroadercontextarealsopresented.Oneofthekeyconclusionsofthestudyisthatalthoughsufficientdataareavailabletomeasuremanyindicatorsaccurately,theimpactsmaybeverydifficulttoassess(e.g.impactofgreenhousegasesonbiodiversity)forconductingaholisticSIA.Furthermore,someindicators,suchas'biodiversity',aredifficulttoquantifyinthefirstplace.Therefore,amixofdifferentmethods,suchasMulti-criteriaAssessment,Life-cycleAssessmentorCost-BenefitAnalysis,aswellasdifferentapproaches(e.g.thresholdsandstrong/weaksustainability)areneededinaggregatingtheresultsoftheimpacts.SIAsareimportantinsupportingandimprovingtheacceptabilityofdecision-making,butacertaindegreeofuncertaintywillalwayshavetobetolerated.
出版日期
2017年02月12日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
