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A Multi-Criteria Strategic Decision Making Model to Assess Renewable Energy Forms

Keebler, Daniel W.; Albertelli Jr., Paul D.; … - In: International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS) 8 (2017) 2, pp. 1-10

Renewable energy can potentially be a source of competitive advantage, reduce greenhouse gases, and counter climate change. This study utilizes Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to systematically assess the relative attractiveness of multiple renewable energy forms based on three factors: 1....

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Discursive Arguments Around Disasters in History: The Case of Chile

Sandoval, Vicente - In: International Journal of Disaster Response and … 1 (2018) 2, pp. 64-76

This article reviews existing narratives and perspectives to the history of Chilean disasters in order to explore … contrasted with contemporary notions in disaster and risk studies. In doing so, relevant Chilean disasters are devised to … highlight the way that such events have been understood in the context of Chile, that is, as ‘natural' disasters. Although …

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Renewable Energy Consumption and its Impact on Economic Growth of OPEC Members

Tafti, Mohamad Ali Dehghan; Mottaghitalab, Ahad - In: International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 39-47

The purpose of this article is evaluating the effect of renewable energy on economy growth. Therefore, the production function has been examined in OPEC members in 2012-2016 using the dynamic board data based on energy consumption. The results reveal that among variables, the existence of...

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Improving Efficiency of the Romanian Energy Sector by Supporting Investments in Renewable Energy Use

Boteanu, Carmen Mihaela - In: International Journal of Innovation in the Digital … 9 (2018) 3, pp. 39-51

This article describes how Romania has implemented a generous program for green energy development, which attracted so many investments that the target set for 2020 must have reached. This article presents a model for estimating the effect of governmental decisions on investments in renewable...

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A Novel Mixed Integer Programming Formulation for Selecting the Best Renewable Energies to Invest: A Fuzzy Goal Programming Approach

Rabbani, Masoud; Farshbaf-Geranmayeh, Amir; Mamaghani, … - In: International Journal of Operations Research and … 7 (2016) 3, pp. 1-22

The governments seeking to invest renewable energies for electrifying far spots and/or isolated islands are always confronted with the problem of selecting the best energy (portfolio of energies) technology. To reach the optimum decision, they must take into account a variety of criteria...

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Energy Policy Issues in Turkey: Renewable Energy Production and Economic Growth Nexus

Dinç, Dilek Temiz; Gökmen, Aytaç; Kanık, Zehra Burçin - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 6 (2017) 3, pp. 50-65

Energy is the source of development of the mankind and an indispensable input for economic growth. Currently, most of the energy consumed in the world is composed of fossil fuels which are not environmentally friendly and reliable since their prices are volatile and their supply compels...

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Analysis of Solar Farm Site Selection Based on TOPSIS Approach

Aslani, Alireza; Nazari, Mohammad Alhuyi; Ghasempour, … - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 9 (2018) 1, pp. 12-25

Energy is necessary for industrial activities and social development. Due to environmental effect of fossil fuels and resource limitation, the importance of using renewable energy is growing. One of the most appropriate renewable energies is solar energy. Photovoltaic cells directly convert...

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A Conceptual Model for Biomass Supply Chain Sustainability

Arabatzis, Garyfallos; Petridis, Konstantinos; … - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 9 (2018) 2, pp. 37-53

One of the key elements of future energy generation is the switch to non-depletable resources, widely known as renewable energy sources (RES). There are many types of RES, however, but the focus of this article is on biomass products, which mainly consists of forest production (wood) and energy...

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Exploring the Impact of Tourism to the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Implications of the Climatic Conditions

Tsiaras, Stefanos - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 14-28

Sustainable development is difficult to be achieved in mountain regions because of their sensitivity to climate change. The rapid development of mountain tourism worldwide during the last years makes the goal for sustainable mountain tourism even more challenging. Key factor to the development...

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Modeling Environmental Impacts on Viticultural Ecosystems: A First Case Study in a Regulated Wine Producing Area

Tissot, Cyril; Neethling, Etienne; Rouan, Mathias; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 3, pp. 1-20

This paper focuses on simulating environmental impacts on grapevine behavioral dynamics and vineyard management strategies. The methodology presented uses technology from geomatics object oriented databases and spatio-temporal data models. Our approach has two principle objectives, first, to...

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