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Under scenarios of increasing unplanned urban expansion, environmental degradation and hazard exposure, the vulnerability of urban populations, especially of their poorer segments, needs to be tackled through integrated economic, social and environmental solutions. Basing our analysis on the...
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). We ftnd that equity market valuation is consistent with discounting without allowing for credit risk. This differs from …
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Nutrient enrichment of marine ecosystems is regarded as a pressing global environmental problem. For certain marine species it may be a mixed blessing, resulting in damaging ecosystem events, but contributing to primary productivity. Consequently, the impact of enrichment on fishery profits may...
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Using an online multi-country video-vignette survey experiment, we measure bias against extractive industries and foreign firms in individuals perceptions and preferences related to industrial projects with potential economic benefits and environmental costs. Individuals face a hypothetical...
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Europe's power system is still marked by a distinct national component, and despite some regions with strongly … integrated power systems, electricity supply today still has a largely national basis. Policies to decarbonise the power sector … may fundamentally alter this situation, because power generation from renewable, carbon-neutral sources may require large …
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This paper focuses on technologies which use thermo-chemical or biochemical processes to convert biomass into electricity. We present the results from an expert elicitation exercise involving sixteen leading experts coming from different EU Member States. Aim of the elicitation was to assess the...
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Control power (regulating power, balancing power) is used to quickly restore the supply-demand balance in power systems …. Variable renewable energy sources (VRE) such as wind and solar power are often thought to increase the reserve requirement … load, contracted control power decreased by 20%, and procurement cost fell by 50%. Today, control power adds only 0.4% to …
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with two candidates. These candidates are interested in power and ideology, but their weights on these two motives are not … differentiation, respectively. Our analysis shows how these equilibrium configurations depend on the relative interests in power (resp …
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