This book is an essential primer in the core principles of sustainable energy project development through concept, design, feasibility and reality and takes a holistic approach to the development and financing of such projects, setting out the technical, commercial and financial aspects in a...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- Spotlight ES.1 -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Analytical Framework -- Empirical Findings -- Policy Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- 1 Public-Private Partnerships in South Asia: Managing the Fiscal Risks from Hidden...

Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword to the Series -- New Foreword to the Series -- Preface -- Katsi Cook: "Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process"-a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research / Elizabeth...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Focus of the Report -- Taking a Global, Long-Run Perspective -- Stay or Go: Why and in What Context Do Water Shocks Induce Migration? -- Water, Migration, and Human Capital Spillovers: Who Are the Typical...

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 The Diffusion of Mobile Phones to the Poor -- 1.2 The Impact of Mobile Phones -- Reference -- 2 The Diffusion of Mobile Phones in the Historical Context of Innovations from Developed Countries -- Abstract -- 2.1 The Rogers...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- PART I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Sustainable lifestyles, livelihoods and the circular economy --...

Cover -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Foreword -- Preface: A Rural Odyssey -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The Rural Consumer Opportunity -- Chapter 2: Planting the Seeds of Prosperity in the Rural World -- Chapter 3: The Influence of Religion in the Emerging Rural World -- Chapter 4:...

Whilst only in the second decade of the 21st century, we have seen significant and fundamental change in the way we work, where we work, how we work and the conditions of work. The continued advancements of (smart) technology and artificial intelligence, globalisation and deregulation can...

It is now widely agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. Developing countries - many of them considered by the World Tourism Organization to be 'Top Emerging Tourism Destinations' (UNWTO, 2009) - are already suffering the full frontal...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Chapter 1 Equity in healthcare services -- The meaning and key concepts of equity in healthcare -- Globalization, personalized medicines, and an increasing concern for equity in...