LEADER 04432nam 22006495 450 001 9910253994903321 005 20200706035804.0 010 $a3-319-25187-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-25187-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000492526 035 $a(EBL)4178573 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001585077 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16264514 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001585077 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14866175 035 $a(PQKB)10819399 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-25187-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4178573 035 $a(iGPub)SPNA0038591 035 $a(PPN)190521511 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000492526 100 $a20151016d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnergy Resources in Africa $eDistribution, Opportunities and Challenges /$fby Herick Othieno, Joseph Awange 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (356 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-25185-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aGlobal Energy Perspective -- Energy Resources in East Africa -- Energy Resources in Southern Africa -- Energy Resources in Western and Central Africa -- Energy Resources in Northern Africa -- Principles of Renewable Energy Conversion Principles -- Options and Challenges -- The Way Forward. 330 $a?By harnessing the wind and sun, your vast geothermal energy and rivers for hydropower, you can turn this climate threat into an economic opportunity.? US President Obama?s address to the African Union (2015) Africa is considered one of the poorest continents in the world, mainly because of its low per capita energy consumption in Sub-Saharan region. This view and its associated resource management strategy are based on the misconception that Africa lacks sufficient energy resources to drive its development agenda.   This book provides information on the distribution of the available energy resources throughout the continent and how its management affects the development of individual states. Analyses of the countries? energy potentials, exploitation levels and distribution mechanisms are provided with a view to identifying additional factors that are stifling Africa?s economic development. The authors provide an in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different energy sources in terms of their impacts on Africa?s economic development. This analysis is based on the assertion that Africa is indeed blessed with abundant energy resources, which have not been effectively exploited. There are many challenges and opportunities in each country that are viewed with due consideration given to the prevailing national resource management practices. Leaders? desire to control resources has encouraged corruption, theft, and mere selfishness to thrive. In addition to the negative impacts of these factors on energy development initiatives, there is also a general lack of institutional support for progressive energy management. The book offers a valuable guide for developers, investors and researchers by providing in-depth analysis of  Africa?s energy development trends. 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEnergy and state 606 $aMineral resources 606 $aEnergy systems 606 $aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/112000 606 $aMineral Resources$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G38010 606 $aEnergy Systems$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/115000 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEnergy and state. 615 0$aMineral resources. 615 0$aEnergy systems. 615 14$aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management. 615 24$aMineral Resources. 615 24$aEnergy Systems. 676 $a621.042 700 $aOthieno$b Herick$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0894525 702 $aAwange$b Joseph$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910253994903321 996 $aEnergy Resources in Africa$91998344 997 $aUNINA