Download or read book Energy In The Transition From Rural Subsistence written by Miguel S. Wionczek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the half of the world's population still dependent on wood and other traditional fuels for basic cooking and heating needs, a serious supply crisis is emerging: forests are disappearing and population pressure on other energy sources is mounting. This book analyzes the energy problems of those caught in the trap of rural subsistence and explores the role energy might play in the transition away from subsistence. It includes eight specially commissioned studies of different developing countries and a review of the small-scale energy technologies presently available for rural use.
Download or read book ENERGY IN THE TRANSITION FROM RURAL SUBSISTENCE written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Persistence of Subsistence Agriculture written by Tony Waters and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story told by The Persistence of Subsistence Agriculture begins 8,000 years ago as humans began using the land and weather to provide themselves with food, housing, and clothing. Productive farmers took care of most daily needs within the small conservative world in which they lived. This world organized around small-scale subsistence farming is ending as the ancient world of farmers has given away to that dominated by the modern marketplace. This book is about how the modern market world transformed these remote agricultural farmers. Waters uses diverse examples to illustrate how the modern market economy captured persistent subsistence farmers and forever altered life in 18th century Scotland, 19th century United States, 20th century Tanzania, and indeed, the entire modern world.
Download or read book Energy in the Transition from Rural Subsistence written by Miguel S. Wionczek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the energy problems of those caught in the trap of rural subsistence and explores the role energy might play in the transition away from subsistence. It includes studies of developing countries and a review of the small-scale energy technologies available for rural use. .
Download or read book Rural Energy To Meet Development Needs written by M. Nurul Islam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume had its origin at a conference held in 1978 at the East- West Center that considered the short- and long-term energy problems of the Asia-Pacific region. That group of national energy policymakers, scientists, and technologists agreed that providing adequate energy for the rural areas of the developing countries looms large as one of the more critical problems of the region. Encouraged by this consensus, the East-West Resource Systems Institute obtained a grant from the Agency for International Development for the purpose of initiating a collaborative, multi-country study of rural energy problems. The National Research Council of Thailand and the East-West Center agreed to work closely together as twin foci for the coordination of the effort.
Download or read book Land Tenure Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Title index Author index Institutional index Conference index Series index written by University of Wisconsin--Madison. Land Tenure Center. Library and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming written by James W. Wood and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Viewing the subsistence farm as primarily a 'demographic enterprise' to create and support a family, this book offers an integrated view of the demography and ecology of preindustrial farming. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it examines how traditional farming practices interact with demographic processes such as childbearing, death, and family formation. It includes topics such as household nutrition, physiological work capacity, health and resistance to infectious diseases, as well as reproductive performance and mortality. The book argues that the farming household is the most informative scale at which to study the biodemography and physiological ecology of preindustrial, non-commercial agriculture. It offers a balanced appraisal of the farming system, considering its strengths and limitations, as well as the implications of viewing it as a 'demographic enterprise' rather than an economic one. A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in biological and physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, natural resource management, agriculture and ecology"--
Download or read book National Energy Planning and Management in Developing Countries written by H. Neu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1983-04-30 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lectures delivered at the Management Training Seminar held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, May 3-14, 1982
Download or read book Animal Feed Contamination written by J Fink-Gremmels and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The production of animal feed increasingly relies on the global acquisition of feed material, increasing the risk of chemical and microbiological contaminants being transferred into food-producing animals. Animal feed contamination provides a comprehensive overview of recent research into animal feed contaminants and their negative effects on both animal and human health.Part one focuses on the contamination of feeds and fodder by microorganisms and animal by-products. Analysis of contamination by persistent organic pollutants and toxic metals follows in part two, before the problem of natural toxins is considered in part three. Veterinary medicinal products as contaminants are explored in part four, along with a discussion of the use of antimicrobials in animal feed. Part five goes on to highlight the risk from emerging technologies. Finally, part six explores feed safety and quality management by considering the safe supply and management of animal feed, the process of sampling for contaminant analysis, and the GMP+ feed safety assurance scheme.With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Animal feed contamination is an indispensable reference work for all those responsible for food safety control in the food and feed industries, as well as a key source for researchers in this area. - Provides a comprehensive review of research into animal feed contaminants and their negative effects on both animal and human health - Examines the contamination of feeds and fodder by microorganisms and animal by-products - Analyses contamination by persistant organic pollutants, toxic metals and natural toxins
Download or read book Household Energy Handbook written by Gerald Leach and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Household energy has received increasing attention in recent years as the importance of the household sector in the energy balances of developing countries has become better understood and the problems of maintaining adequate supplies of household energy in many of these countries have become more critical. This handbook, therefore, is intended to assist in the understanding of household energy issues by presenting a standard framework for measuring and analyzing information on supply and demand in the sector. To this end, the report discusses energy terms and principles underlying the energy units, definitions, and calculations presented in the report and describes household consumption patterns and their relationship to income, location, and household-size variables. In addition, the report evaluates energy end-uses and the technologies which provide cooking, lighting, refrigeration, and space heating services in the context of household energy resources and supplies, focusing on traditional biomass fuels. Finally, the report demonstrates simple assessment methods and presents case studies to illustrate how household energy data can be used in different types of assessments.
Download or read book Energy Cities and Sustainability written by Harry Margalit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to some estimates, humanity has now passed the point at which city dwellers outnumber country dwellers. This simple fact encapsulates a multitude of historical trends and contentions, not the least being "is this sustainable"? Energy, Cities and Sustainability aims to illuminate this question by tracing the evolution of the modern city, the energy sources that power it and the motivations behind increasing urbanisation. The book examines changing energy use across history, analysing the origins and significance of the Industrial Revolution to reveal how the modern city came into being. Transport, population size, housing, electricity use and growing consumption are each discussed, showing how the cultural aspects of energy use have influenced urban form in the developed world and developing countries. Finally, in contemplating the future, it is considered whether this model of modern urban life is sustainable. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers in the areas of planning, energy policy and environment and sustainability.
Download or read book Gender and Energy Transition written by Katarzyna Iwińska and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume takes an ecofeminist perspective in analysing societal changes related to energy transition, with a focus on Upper Silesia in Europe, following the closure of coal-mining industries in the region. It provides both a macro and micro view of how energy transition in societies built around an energy industry can lead to major shifts in societal and familial dynamics, and how women locate themselves in this transition period affecting the economy as well as social and environmental structures and values. Densely populated Upper Silesia in southern Poland, with one of the longest histories of industrialization, extractivism and environmental degradation in Europe, can be considered as a microcosm of regions that have undergone such changes due to energy transition. The traces of telling socio-economic changes, as well as the tangle of modernity and conservatism, are both clearly visible in the local region and society. The book documents the Silesian changes and highlights the female perspective: their culture, identities, as well as empowerment and the agency. The paradigm of feminist and masculinity studies helps in presenting the complexity and the challenges of the just energy transition. This is a topical volume, given that many regions of the world are undergoing similar changes, and is an interesting read for decision-makers, policy experts, environmentalists, as well social scientists who study issues related to sustainability and environmental/societal challenges in energy transition. Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Download or read book World Hydrocarbon Markets written by Miguel S. Wionczek and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1983 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reclaiming Nature written by James K. Boyce and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ‘Reclaiming Nature’, leading environmental thinkers from across the globe explore the relationship between human activities and the natural. This is a bold and comprehensive text of major interest to both students of the environment and professionals involved in policy-making.
Download or read book Energy Security in Times of Economic Transition written by Yao Lixia and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a quantitative framework for evaluating China’s energy security in the economic transition period and comprehensively explains how China’s macroeconomic reforms have impacted on its energy sector.
Download or read book Sustainable Resource Development In The Third World written by Doug Southgate and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over time, scientists, technologists, and resource managers in affiuent countries have devised and institutionalized methodologies for exploiting and managing natural resources in their own environments with considerable success. In doing so, they have provided models, at least of development and affiuence, that the less developed countries seek to employ. An international symposium involving both invited and contributed papers addressing the technological and institutional challenges of sustainable development of natural resources in the Third World was staged in September 1985 in Columbus, Ohio, co-sponsored by The Argonne National Laboratory of Argonne, Illinois, The Tropical Renewable Resources Program and the School of Natural Resources of The Ohio State University, and the United States Agency for International Development. This volume presents selected papers from the symposium.
Download or read book Index of Conference Proceedings Received written by British Library. Lending Division and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
