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Record Nr.

UNINA9910525347403321

Autore

Islam Jaan

Titolo

Economics of sustainable energy / / Jaan S. Islam [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Beverly, Massachusetts : , : Scrivener Publishing : , : Wiley, , 2018

ISBN

1-119-52596-9

1-119-52593-4

1-119-52597-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (584 pages)

Disciplina

333.794

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources - Economic aspects

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Delinearized history of economics and energy -- The incompatibility of conventional economic analysis tools with sustainability models -- State-of-the art of current technology development -- Comprehensive analysis of energy sustainability -- The Islamic track of economical analysis -- Framework of economics of sustainable energy -- Economics of sustainable energy operations -- Role of government in assuring energy sustainability.

Sommario/riassunto

"First book that takes an objective and unbiased view of all modern economic theories - Offers a dogma-free scientific analysis of true sustainability - Introduces the Islamic approach to economic development and contrasts it with current trends in economic development studies - Provides one with step-by-step guidelines for identifying long-term impact of an economic development project - Chalks out the role government must play in order to assure economic growth while maintaining civil liberty, and discusses the inadequacy of modern political economic theories. Market description: Engineers, financial consultants, business investors, academics in the fields of engineering, economics, international development studies, political economy, policy makers, graduate students and researchers in economic development, energy sustainability, banking, and technology



innovation"--