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This book deals with the energy footprints of biorefineries and the hotel and buildings sector. It presents footprint case studies, which include background information, methodological frameworks, assessment checklists, calculation tools and techniques, applications,...
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Springer
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2018-08-29
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Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geological evolution of the Northern Andes and contiguous shield areas, with a focus upon Colombia. Updated geological interpretations are supported by modern lithogeochemical, seismic, gravity and magnetic data and...
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Springer
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2018-08-10
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Frontiers in Earth Sciences
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This open access book presents a picture of the current energy challenges on the African continent (and the Sub-Saharan region in particular) and proposes pathways to an accelerated energy transition. Starting with an analysis of the status quo and the outlook for...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-08-06
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Energy
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This book explores ways in which India can negotiate the low carbon path up until 2030, when it is expected to be the largest economy after the US and China. It comprehensively reviews the low climate pathways for India and provides a guide to the pathways that...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
Collection :
India Studies in Business and Economics
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This book addresses the societal aspects of harnessing geothermal resources for different uses, such as power production, heating and cooling. It introduces a theoretical framework for a social scientific approach to the field, and presents a preliminary collection of...
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Springer
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2018-07-23
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A new edition of the classic text explaining the fundamentals of competitive electricity markets?now updated to reflect the evolution of these markets and the large scale deployment of generation from renewable energy sources The introduction of competition in the...
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Wiley
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2018-07-02
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This volume investigates the impact of energy issues on geostrategy. The crucial importance of energy and the fact that fossil fuels are not equally distributed among countries means that decisions are not only based on financial arguments, but also on the political...
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Springer
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2018-07-02
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Proposals for more effective natural...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-20
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This book offers an overview of sustainability and urban mobility in the context of urban planning – topics that are of considerable interest in the development of smart cities. Environmental sustainability is universally recognized as a fundamental condition for any...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-06-12
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Proposals for more effective natural...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-11
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This book is a guide to how financial steering is designed, measured and implemented with a special focus on the energy industry. The authors offer an overview of and practical insights into the links between financial steering and accounting, and the temporary cycles...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-09
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This book presents recent science and engineering research in the field of conventional and renewable energy, energy efficiency and optimization, discussing problems such as availability, peak load and reliability of sustainable supply for power to consumers. Such...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-06-08
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Energy
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This book highlights a selection of the best papers presented at the 2016 SIEV conference “The Laudato sì Encyclical Letter and Valuation. Cities between Conflict and Solidarity, Decay and Regeneration, Exclusion and Participation”, which was held in Rome, Italy, in...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-06
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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This book systematically describes and evaluates the impact of energy cooperatives as a key driving force in the German energy transition toward a sustainability-oriented energy sector. Based on a comprehensive survey and three case studies, it provides an instructive...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-30
Collection :
Contributions to Economics
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This brief explores the business and global implications of the American shale energy, or natural gas, revolution. Specifically, it provides a rational, comprehensive look at the major business themes and management implications that surround the new abundance of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-05-12
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Business
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This book performs a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis to examine the current food crisis and how it relates to the use of crops for energy. It analyses how energy crops may help solve humankind’s environmental changes and summarises the...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-10
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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This book is a comprehensive economic and legal study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the problems of increasing energy efficiency; self-motivation of energy saving by business entities within the framework of their corporate responsibility; regulatory...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-05-09
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This book comprises a selection of the top contributions presented at the second international conference “Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2017”, held in March 2017 in Bolzano, Italy. Featuring forty-six papers by policy-makers, academics and...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-04-25
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of unbundling and, in particular, ownership unbundling policies from the perspective of international economic law. It does so by focusing on the prominent example of the EU’s energy sector and its Third Energy...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-04-24
Collection :
European Yearbook of International Economic Law
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This book explores how integrated management of environmental resources via a Nexus Approach can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It takes a process-oriented view on what should or needs to be done to implement a Nexus Approach and how this relates...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-04-13
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