Restoring balance : : Bangladesh's rural energy realities / / M. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. Khandker
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| Autore: |
Asaduzzaman M
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| Titolo: |
Restoring balance : : Bangladesh's rural energy realities / / M. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. Khandker
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xxvi, 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina: | 333.79095492 |
| Soggetto topico: | Energy consumption - Bangladesh |
| Rural public utilities - Bangladesh | |
| Altri autori: |
BarnesDouglas F
KhandkerShahidur R
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Restoring balance |
| ISBN: | 1-282-65736-4 |
| 9786612657368 | |
| 0-8213-8310-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791242703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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