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UNINA9910463407703321 |
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Autore |
Herriott Scott R. |
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Titolo |
Feasibility analysis for sustainable technologies : an engineering-economic perspective / / Scott R. Herriott |
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New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2015 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 p.) |
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Environmental and social sustainability for business advantage collection, , 2327-3348 |
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Sustainable development - Management |
Feasibility studies |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Sustainable technologies -- 2. Capacity -- 3. Efficiency -- 4. Constraints -- 5. Dependability -- 6. Cost structure -- 7. Break-even analysis -- 8. Basic financial analysis of technology -- 9. Valuation of commercial projects -- 10. Accounting for environmental benefits -- Appendices -- About the author -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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This book leads the reader into a professional feasibility analysis for a renewable energy or energy efficiency project. The analysis begins with an understanding of the basic engineering description of technology in terms of capacity, efficiency, constraints, and dependability. It continues in modeling the cash flow of a project, which is affected by the installed cost, the revenues or expenses avoided by using the technology, the operating expenses of the technology, available tax credits and rebates, and laws regarding depreciation and income tax. The feasibility study is completed by discounted cash flow analysis, using an appropriate discount rate and a proper accounting for inflation, to evaluate the financial viability of the project. The elements of this analysis are illustrated using numerous examples of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, biogas digestion, energy storage, biofuels, and energy-efficient appliances and buildings. |
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UNINA9910454946003321 |
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Titolo |
Science teacher education [[electronic resource] ] : an international perspective / / edited by Sandra K. Abell |
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Dordrecht ; ; Boston, : Kluwer Academic, c2000 |
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1-280-20770-1 |
9786610207701 |
0-306-47222-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2000.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Collana |
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Science & technology education library ; ; v. 10 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Science teachers - Training of |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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International Perspectives on Science Teacher Education -- Policy and Practice in International Science Teacher Education -- The Development of Preservice Elementary Science Teacher Education in Australia -- Reform in Science Teacher Education in Italy -- Science Teacher Preparation in Lebanon -- Science Teacher Education in Pakistan -- Making Sense of Science Teacher Learning -- Higher Order Thinking in Science Teacher Education in Israel -- Secondary Science Student Teaching Assessment Model -- Thinking Like a Teacher -- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science Eacher Education -- A Meeting of Two Cultures -- International Partnerships as a Means of Reforming Science Teacher Education -- International Science Educators’ Perceptions of Scientific Literacy. |
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Analysis of past developments in teacher education in Pakistan has shown that substantial progress has been made in this field. It has, however, been pointed out that education of science teachers still needs much improvement. At the present, there is an emergent need to meet the shortage of qualified science teachers and at the same time to bring qualitative improvements in the courses offered in teacher education institutions. First, we recommend that the 1-year duration of teacher preparation is grossly inadequate for all teaching courses, and |
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should be lengthened, and the qualifications for entrance be increased. We believe that teaching must be made a graduate profession. For example, the basic qualification of primary school teachers for admission to teacher education institution should be increased. We recommend that PTC should be made a 12 + 2 year program. Similarly, CT, 12 + 3; B. Ed. , 14 + 2; B. S. Ed. , 12 + 4; M. A. Ed. , 14 + 3; and M. Ed. one year after B. Ed. or B. S. Ed. Secondly, we think the quality of instruction in teacher preparation programs should be improved. Most teachers in the teacher preparation institutions use the lecture method most of the time. Prospective teachers behave like passive listeners to their teachers. They do not participate in the teaching/ learning process. Some instructors even dictate their notes to the preservice teachers. When the teachers join schools, they behave the same way. |
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UNISA996204063503316 |
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Titolo |
Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Analysis of Multi-temporal Remote Sensing Images : Multi Temp 2005, 16-18 May 2005, Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi USA |
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[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE, 2005 |
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Remote sensing - Digital techniques |
Remote-sensing images |
Image processing |
Geography-General |
Geography |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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