Energy security and development : the global context and Indian perspectives /: the global context and Indian perspectives. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by B. Sudhakara Reddy, Sergio Ulgiati.
• Editors: Sudhakara Reddy, B; Ulgiati, Sergio
• Contents: Part I: Energy Security.- Chapter 1. Sustainable Energy Security For India—An Indicator-Based Approach.- Chapter 2. The Tertiary Economy: A Threat to the Global Economy.- Chapter 3. Measuring Energy Security of China.- Chapter 4. Financial Issues Affecting Energy Security.- Chapter 5. Leveraging Renewable Energy Certificate Market for Attaining Sustainable Energy Security for India.- Part II: Energy Analysis and Modeling.- Chapter 6. Energy Concepts for Smart Cities.- Chapter 7. Low-carbon planning in a resource-constrained electricity system: A case study from India.- Chapter 8. Useful Work Transitions in Portugal, 1856–2009.- Chapter 9. Energy Consumption In Tunisia Over 1990–2008: A Decomposition Analysis Using Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index Technique.- Chapter 10. Access and Transition to LPG Cooking Fuel by Households in Rural India: An Assessment of Policy and Action.- Chapter 11. Domestic Energy Consumption Pattern in Maharashtra.- Part III: Energy Technology Assessment.- Chapter 12. Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Non Conventional Thin-Film Photovoltaics: the Case of Dye-Sensitized Solar Devices.- Chapter 13. A critical analysis of nuclear power development in India and Uranium demand forecast: A case study.- Chapter 14. A life-cycle assessment of Nuclear Electricity Systems.- Chapter 15. Adoption of smart grid technologies by electrical utilities in India: An exploratory study of issues and challenges.- Chapter 16. Adoption of Renewable Energy Technologies in Indian Railways: A Case Study of Two Workshops.- Part IV: Energy–Environment–Economy Nexus.- Chapter 17. Rebound Effect and Structural Change.- Chapter 18. Understanding the Formation of Costs and Environmental Impacts Using Exergy-Based Methods.- Chapter 19. Does energy intensity affect labour productivity in Indian firms? Preliminary estimates.- Chapter 20. Environmental Performance of Coal Power Generation in China.- Chapter 21. Characterizing Energy Poverty: Implications For Energy Access Policies.- Chapter 22. Development of power market in India—Opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 23. Changing Scenario of Indian Electricity Supply Industry: Study of Short-Term Power Market in India.- Chapter 24. Some Arguments for an Integrated Tool in Economic and Energy Valuation.- PART V: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.- Chapter 25. Stakeholders' Perceptions of Bioenergy—Global Coverage and Policy Implications.- Chapter 26. Agricultural Residue-based Power Generation: A Viable Option in India.- Chapter 27. Energy dependence and potential for renewables: Analysis of future trends and potential for renewable energy development in Cambodia and Laos.- Chapter 28. Trade and Investment in Renewable Energy Technologies: A Study of BRICS.- Chapter 29. The Role of Biotechnology in Energy and Environment.- Part VI: Energy and Sustainability.- Chapter 30. Integration of emission reduction and environmental management goals for sustainable urban development.- Chapter 31. Microalgae for Sustainable Energy Production?.- Chapter 32. Energy sustainability issues in agriculture: Lessons from Developed and Developing countries.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (519 pages)
• Subjects: 333.79; Energy security
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788132220657
• Related ISBNs: 9788132220640
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