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by implementing green development strategies based on low energy –intensity, low-carbon emissions and clean technologies. …
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of energy security and ecological imbalance by addressing specifically the problems of China’s energy security. PRC …’s growing energy dependence has become a major concern for both economic and national security policymakers in that country. The …, and NIEs such as South Korea and Taiwan are proceeding to create these as well. But this will add to its energy burden and …
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In international circles, the concern of the day is the state of the world economy. There is a general appreciation of the severity of the problem, but no widespread agreement about either diagnosis or solutions. We shall focus here on a particular set of topics that have emerged as major issues...
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An increasing proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas in industrializing and developing countries. Recent research shows that per capita emissions in cities like Bangkok, Cape Town or Shanghai have already reached the level of cities like London, New York or Toronto....
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A large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions is produced in urban areas, particularly in high income countries. Cities are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and particularly so in developing countries. Therefore, local climate policies for mitigation and adaptation have to play...
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In this paper we examine the nexus of water an energy scarcity in South Africa. The fresh water resources of the … residential, industrial and for agricultural use – with a special emphasis on the energy requirements for delivering water as well … Australia’s more market-driven approach to energy and water. …
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This paper discusses to what extent the recent trends in energy consumption and production are compatible with the … requirements of sustainable development. For this purpose, starting from a simple identity applied to the energy sector, we use the … decomposition analysis to derive a few analytical requirements for the long-term sustainability of the energy system and examine …
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Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization. Meeting this growing demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, urban areas in arid and semi arid regions of India are experiencing rapid growth. As a...
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This paper investigates the determinants of FDI in Nigeria, which is poor in terms of income but rich in natural resources. This study is an extension of our earlier work (Dinda 2012). Incorporating emerging trade partners of Nigeria in VECM this paper re-examine the factors determining FDI...
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In order to estimate the potential impact of the adoption of the main techniques of precision agriculture in the Brazilian agriculture on socio economic development, this study used an extensive bibliographic review of the main results that the techniques of precision agriculture and simulated...
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