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In this paper, we study the effect of exogenous global crop price changes on migration from agricultural and non-agricultural households in Sub-Saharan Africa. We show that, similar to the effect of positive local weather shocks, the effect of a locally-relevant global crop price increase on...
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livelihoods, including energy needs. Using data originally collected for Namibia's forest resource accounts and insights from a … collecting fuelwood, by increasing labour input to collection more than by reducing energy consumption. There is limited evidence … for substitution from fuelwood to other energy sources, particularly with the declining availability of forest stocks. All …
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policy promoting energy efficiency, increasing investments in natural gas production and bringing the natural gas price on … significant improvement in energy efficiency, if prices are gradually increased for both consumers and industries alike …. Differences in regional energy efficiency decrease, but are still significant. We show that increasing the consumer price of gas …
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energy efficiency and climatic adaptations almost to the point of drastic environmental determinism. The discussion in this … within the idea of the Urban Energy Transect is presented here as a new quantitative and qualitative modeling approach and … integrated system of zoning in a complex community urban setting can contribute to clearer planning and energy efficiency of …
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Based on the increasing popularity and dispersal of the concept of the 2000 watt society the paper analyses what defines the concept and what kind of implications it has including the challenges in regards to urban planning and economics. The literature analysis has shown that a sufficient...
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In the current new competitive environment, smart specialization has emerged strongly as a territorial development model to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of economic systems. An aspect from which it differs from previous models is the special emphasis on governance. In this...
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, comprises 8 research subprojects in fields such as health, environment, energy and ICT with one additional subproject dedicated …
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been equipped with smart meters delivering big data on energy consumption (electricity, water, heating…). The company would … like to know if it is possible to link socio-demographic typology of residents with energy consumption patterns. To answer … (clustering factors, hermano beta models, coincidence factors, som, expert practice) to see if there are patterns of energy …
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This paper presents the first investigation of the effects of optimal energy taxation in an urban spatial setting …
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Agriculture in its evolution, particularly in the last 20-30 years, marked increases in production and increases energy … consumption. Compared with the national economy in general or with industry, energy consumption in agriculture is reduced. There … was an alarming situation in the energy needs of agriculture, due to the fact that some forms of energy, direct or …
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