1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962870803321

Autore

Asaduzzaman M

Titolo

Restoring balance : : Bangladesh's rural energy realities / / M. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. Khandker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2010

ISBN

9786612657368

9781282657366

1282657364

9780821383100

0821383108

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 181

Altri autori (Persone)

BarnesDouglas F

KhandkerShahidur R

Disciplina

333.79095492

Soggetti

Energy consumption - Bangladesh

Rural public utilities - Bangladesh

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This study was conducted with the technical and financial support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the collaborative efforts of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in Dhaka and the World Bank" --p. xi.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Units of Measure/Currency Equivalents; Energy Conversion Factors; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Household Energy Use; CHAPTER 3 Household Energy Demand; CHAPTER 4 Household Gains from Energy Use; CHAPTER 5 Energy Consumption and Rural Production; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Framework for Rural Energy Supply; CHAPTER 7 Policy Recommendations; ANNEXES; References; Glossary; Special Report Series

Sommario/riassunto

Rural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them harmful indoor air pollution. They



light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how imp

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019982903321

Titolo

Conservation and management of transnational tuna fisheries [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Robin Allen, James Joseph, Dale Squires

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-38503-8

9786612385032

0-8138-2026-X

0-8138-2028-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AllenRobin Leslie <1943->

JosephJames <1930-2009.>

SquiresDale

Disciplina

338.3727783

Soggetti

Tuna fisheries - Management

Fishery management, International

Tuna - Conservation - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction to Transnational Fisheries Management; 1 Introduction; 2 Addressing the Problem of Excess Fishing Capacity in Tuna Fisheries; 3 Property and Use Rights in Fisheries; 4 Rights-Based Management in Transnational Tuna Fisheries; 5 The Benefits and Costs of Transformation of Open Access on the High Seas; Part II Rights-Based Management; 6 International Fisheries Law and the Transferability of Quota: Principles and Precedents



7 Can Rights Put It Right? Industry Initiatives to Resolve Overcapacity Issues: Observations from a Boat Deck and a Manager's Desk8 Rights-Based Management of Tuna Fisheries: Lessons from the Assignment of Property Rights on the Western US Frontier; 9 The Economics of Allocation in Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations; 10 Allocating Fish Across Jurisdictions; 11 Buybacks in Transnational Fisheries; 12 Limited Access in Transnational Tuna Fisheries; Part III Bycatch; 13 Individual Transferable Quotas for Bycatches: Lessons for the Tuna-Dolphin Issue

14 Incentives to Address Bycatch IssuesPart IV Politics, Enforcement, and Compliance; 15 Prospects for Use Rights in Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations; 16 Flags of Convenience and Property Rights on the High Seas; 17 Japanese Policies, Ocean Law, and the Tuna Fisheries: Sustainability Goals, the IUU Issue, and Overcapacity; 18 Quasi-Property Rights and the Effectiveness of Atlantic Tuna Management; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries reviews and synthesizes the existing literature, focusing on rights-based management and the creation of economic incentives to manage transnational tuna fisheries. Transnational tuna fisheries are among the most important fisheries in the world, and tuna commissions are increasingly shifting toward this approach. Comprehensively covering the subject, Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries summarizes global experience and offers practical applications for applying rights-based management and the crea