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Implementation of reverse logistics as a sustainable tool for raw material purchasing in developing countries: The case of Venezuela

García-Rodríguez, Francisco J.; Castilla-Gutiérrez, … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 141 (2013) 2, pp. 582-592

This study aims to analyze and understand the benefits that acquiring raw materials through the application of reverse logistics can generate, especially in developing countries. An empirical study has been carried out in the handmade sector of five municipalities in the state of Mérida,...

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Nature, roads or hospitals? An empirical evaluation of ‘sustainable development preferences’

Lázaro-Touza, Lara; Atkinson, Giles - In: Ecological Economics 95 (2013) C, pp. 63-72

sustainability preferences using different compensation options (respectively produced capital and natural capital) offered to a …

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A multi-actor multi-criteria scenario analysis of regional sustainable resource policy

Akgün, Aliye Ahu; van Leeuwen, Eveline; Nijkamp, Peter - In: Ecological Economics 78 (2012) C, pp. 19-28

systematically five critical aspects of sustainability. To analyze the trade-offs and synergies between different objectives on … relevant images of sustainability are presented. The relative merits of these four scenarios are empirically assessed by means …

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Renewable energies: An energy option for sustainable development

Maldonado, Pedro; Márquez, Miguel - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 1072-1075

Renewable energy resources can contribute to sustainable development, but important barriers impede the realisation of their potential. In this paper we analyse two significant obstacles in Latinamerica: technology assessment for disconnected energy systems and organisational structures.

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Assessing the potential of renewable energy sources in Turkey

Evrendilek, F; Ertekin, C - In: Renewable Energy 28 (2003) 15, pp. 2303-2315

wind energy, and 0.08 quads yr−1 (22.4 TWh yr−1) of geothermal energy. Pursuit and implementation of sustainability …

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Wind energy resources in the Ionian Sea

Karamanis, D.; Tsabaris, C.; Stamoulis, K.; Georgopoulos, D. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 2, pp. 815-822

The wind speed and direction as well as the availability, the duration and the diurnal variation of two offshore sites, Zakinthos and Pylos (BZK and BPY) in the Ionian Sea were assessed. For an analysis period of two years, the mean wind speed at 10m was determined as 5.7±0.1ms−1 and...

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Biomass energy potential in Turkey

Kaygusuz, K.; Türker, M.F. - In: Renewable Energy 26 (2002) 4, pp. 661-678

Biomass energy includes fuelwood, agricultural residues, animal wastes, charcoal and other fuels derived from biological sources. It currently accounts for about 14% of world energy consumption. Biomass is the main source of energy for many developed and developing countries. In Turkey energy...

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Better or worse? The role of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in sustainable development: Case studies of remote atoll communities in Kiribati

Mala, Kirti; Schläpfer, August; Pryor, Trevor - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 2, pp. 358-361

The Republic of Kiribati, formerly known as the Gilbert Islands, is a Micronesian (One of the three groups of islands in the Pacific. The eight territories that make up Micronesia are Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of...

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Energy production and sustainable energy policies in Turkey

Yüksel, Ibrahim - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 7, pp. 1469-1476

Turkey's demand for energy and electricity is increasing rapidly. Turkey is heavily dependent on expensive imported energy resources that place a big burden on the economy and air pollution is becoming a great environmental concern in the country. Turkey's energy production meets nearly 28% of...

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Mexican energy policy and sustainability indicators

Sheinbaum-Pardo, Claudia; Ruiz-Mendoza, Belizza Janet; … - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 278-283

indicators to the social, environmental and economic dimensions in order to calculate a general sustainability indicator for the … propose plans, programs, projects and bills. Authors know of the existence of other methodologies about sustainability … sustainability grade of the energy sector between 1990 and 2008 for Mexico whose government started reforms in the 1990s. It …

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