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PV (photovoltaics) performance evaluation and simulation-based energy yield prediction for tropical buildings

Saber, Esmail M.; Lee, Siew Eang; Manthapuri, Sumanth; … - In: Energy 71 (2014) C, pp. 588-595

Air pollution and climate change increased the importance of renewable energy resources like solar energy in the last decades. Rack-mounted PhotoVoltaics (PV) and Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV) are the most common photovoltaic systems which convert incident solar radiation on façade...

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Voter Response to Conservation Policies in Madagascar

Moser, Christine M. - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 93-103

International conservation groups pour millions of dollars into developing countries to help preserve resources and set conservation priorities, but critics argue that affected populations are often excluded from the decision-making process. In 2003 many in the international community praised...

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Governance, Location and Avoided Deforestation from Protected Areas: Greater Restrictions Can Have Lower Impact, Due to Differences in Location

Pfaff, Alexander; Robalino, Juan; Lima, Eirivelthon; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 7-20

constraints on local economic development, also differ in their locations. Taking this into account, we estimate the deforestation … locations with unprotected locations that are similar in their characteristics relevant for deforestation. We find that … sustainable use protection, whose governance permits some local deforestation, is found on sites with high clearing threat. That …

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Land Tenure and Tropical Forest Carbon Management

Naughton-Treves, Lisa; Wendland, Kelly - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 1-6

This essay introduces five papers investigating land tenure issues related to conserving tropical forests via incentive-based strategies (e.g., PES, REDD+). After briefly reviewing key terms and concepts, we point to important contributions from the papers regarding (a) a deeper theoretical and...

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How are REDD+ Proponents Addressing Tenure Problems? Evidence from Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Sunderlin, William D.; Larson, Anne M.; Duchelle, Amy E.; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 37-52

This paper assesses proponent activities to address tenure insecurity in light of actions required for effective and equitable implementation of REDD+. Field research was carried out at 19 REDD+ project sites and 71 villages in Brazil, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Results show...

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Linking Forest Tenure Reform, Environmental Compliance, and Incentives: Lessons from REDD+ Initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon

Duchelle, Amy E.; Cromberg, Marina; Gebara, Maria Fernanda - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 53-67

Pervasive tenure insecurity in developing countries is a key challenge for REDD+. Brazil, a leader in REDD+, has advanced efforts to link forest tenure reform and environmental compliance. We describe how these policies have shaped sub-national interventions with detailed data on land tenure and...

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Complex Tenure and Deforestation: Implications for Conservation Incentives in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Holland, Margaret B.; de Koning, Free; Morales, Manuel; … - In: World Development 55 (2014) C, pp. 21-36

This paper analyzes deforestation in areas of overlapping land tenure in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon. We use a … significantly associated with changes in deforestation, even after controlling for multiple factors. Deforestation slows … dramatically in the latter time period; and model results link parks with reduced deforestation. The same is true for lands where …

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Forest Clearing in Rural Livelihoods: Household-Level Global-Comparative Evidence

Babigumira, Ronnie; Angelsen, Arild; Buis, Maarten; … - In: World Development 64 (2014) S1, pp. 67-67

This paper examines the factors that influence rural household decisions to clear forestland. We use a large dataset comprising 7172 households from 24 developing countries. Twenty-seven percent of sampled households had converted forest to agriculture during the previous 12months, clearing on...

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Smallholder Specialization Strategies along the Forest Transition Curve in Southwestern Amazonia

Duchelle, Amy E.; Almeyda Zambrano, Angélica M.; … - In: World Development 64 (2014) S1, pp. 149-149

Rural specialization strategies can be examined within the forest transition framework. We compared smallholder livelihood strategies between neighboring southwestern Amazonian sites at different stages along the forest transition curve. Surveys of 243 households in Pando, Bolivia and Acre,...

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An inexact optimization modeling approach for supporting energy systems planning and air pollution mitigation in Beijing city

Dong, C.; Huang, G.H.; Cai, Y.P.; Liu, Y. - In: Energy 37 (2012) 1, pp. 673-688

In this study, an inexact optimization modeling approach (IBEM: inexact Beijing energy model) was developed for supporting energy systems planning and air pollution mitigation under uncertainty. This model was based on the integration of multiple inexact optimization techniques, including...

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