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Renewable rural electrification: Sustainability assessment of mini-hybrid off-grid technological systems in the African context

Brent, Alan Colin; Rogers, David E. - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 1, pp. 257-265

with a South African sustainable development framework shows that the specific village renewable off-grid electrification …

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Systems analyses and the sustainable transfer of renewable energy technologies: A focus on remote areas of Africa

Brent, Alan C.; Kruger, Wikus J.L. - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 7, pp. 1774-1781

Sustainable energy provision is regarded as one of the most significant challenges facing the realm of development … problems. The Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) has developed a manual that seeks to address these … SURE, which is a multi-criteria decision analysis modelling tool. Both of these frameworks rely heavily on the Sustainable …

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TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT

BRENT, ALAN COLIN - In: International Journal of Innovation and Technology … 09 (2012) 05, pp. 1250035-1

Technology assessment is an important component for effective technology management (TM) and occurs in initial technology life-cycle phases. However, technology assessment practices have largely evolved in developed countries. Current technology assessment methods also do not consider...

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Determining the sustainability of large-scale photovoltaic solar power plants

Phillips, Jason - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 435-444

This paper highlights an evaluation of the potential level and nature of sustainability for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants. This was achieved by applying a mathematical model of sustainability to the results of a qualitative-based environmental impact evaluation of the...

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Optimal and Sustainable Groundwater Extraction

Roumasset, James A.; Wada, Christopher A. - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2676-2685

particular sustainable path that is welfare maximizing. In some cases the optimal path converges to the maximum sustainable yield … described results in less water scarcity and higher total welfare gains from groundwater use. The framework also can be applied …

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Sustainability: Living within One’s Own Ecological Means

Liu, Lee - In: Sustainability 1 (2009) 4, pp. 1412-1430

This paper provides a critical review of sustainability, including its definitions, dimensions, measurements, and practices, as well as approaches to achieve sustainability. It raises questions about conventional definitions and argues for taking into account the geographic dimension of...

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Optimal Management of a Hawaiian Coastal Aquifer with Near-Shore Marine Ecological Interactions

Duarte, Thomas Kaeo; Pongkijvorasi, Sittidaj; … - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa - 2010

We optimize groundwater management in the presence of marine consequences of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). Concern for marine biota increases the optimal steady-state head level of the aquifer. The model is discussed in general terms for any coastal groundwater resource where SGD has a...

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Sustainable development policy: goals, targets and political cycles

Quental, Nuno; Lourenço, Júlia M.; Silva, Fernando … - In: Sustainable Development 19 (2011) 1, pp. 15-29

sustainable development. In addition, it depicts the cyclical patterns of political activity dealing with sustainability and … resources to a more balanced position that puts human development at the center. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and …

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On the Travel Emissions of Sustainability Science Research

Waring, Timothy; Teisl, Mario; Manandhar, Eva; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 5, pp. 2718-2735

This paper presents data on carbon emissions generated by travel undertaken for a major sustainability science research effort. Previous research has estimated CO<sub>2</sub> emissions generated by individual scientists, by entire academic institutions, or by international climate conferences. Here, we...

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Environmental Worldviews: A Point of Common Contact, or Barrier?

Noblet, Caroline L.; Lindenfeld, Laura A.; Anderson, Mark W. - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 11, pp. 4825-4842

Increasingly, scientists are reaching out to individuals and entities once considered “users” of scientific knowledge to engage them in the research process due to the increased need for contextualized knowledge. However, these increased interactions make apparent the boundaries that exist...

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