International Energy and Poverty : the emerging contours.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Guruswamy, Lakshman
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2015.
Series:Routledge studies in energy policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of figures and tables; Dedication; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; PART 1 The phenomenon of the Energy Poor; 1 The role of energy in economic growth; 2 The predicament of women; 3 Indigenous peoples: from energy poverty to energy empowerment; PART 2 Conceptual foundations; 4 Global energy justice; 5 Reflections on the moral foundations of a right to energy; 6 Sustainable development; 7 Energy security, poverty, and sovereignty: complex interlinkages and compelling implications.
  • 8 Energy poverty and the environmentPART 3 Assessing the various challenges; 9 Assessing challenges to development; 10 Behavioral challenges and the adoption of appropriate sustainable energy technologies; 11 Measuring access for different needs; PART 4 The way forward; 12 Decentralized power in countries of ECOWAS region: a case study; 13 Green Climate Fund, Sustainable Development Goals, and energy access: a new opportunity for climate change and development; 14 The role of appropriate sustainable energy technologies (ASETs) as a means for promoting access to energy for all.
  • 15 Globalization of markets for ASETs16 Energy for rural women: beyond energy access; 17 Lessons learned from six years of selling solar in Africa; 18 Energy use and draft power in South Asian foodgrain production; 19 Sustainable energy for ICT; 20 Model laws on cooking; Conclusions: the emerging contours; Index.