Renewables and energy for rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa / / edited by Maxwell Mapako and Abel Mbewe ; contributing authors, Semere Habtetsion [and seven others]

• Autore: Mapako M. C.
• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2013; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.794150967
• Soggetto topico: Renewable energy sources - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Energy policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Rural electrification - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Rural development - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Persona (resp. second.): MapakoM. C.; MbeweA (Abel); HabtetsionSemere
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Overview -- pt. 3. Zimbabwe -- pt. 4. Zambia -- pt. 5. Botswana -- pt. 6. Ethiopia -- pt. 7. Eritrea -- pt. 8. Data and statistics.
• Sommario/riassunto: Energy supply is a key factor in economic and social development, but lack of modern energy in rural areas limits efforts to alleviate poverty and improve living standards. This book identifies the options for providing modern and improved renewables-based energy to low-income rural areas, with special emphasis on the productive uses. In the five countries represented - Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - the contributors focus on the advantages of a decentralized approach to energy delivery, the role of income-generating activities in attracting modern energy services to rural
• Titolo autorizzato: Renewables and energy for rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ISBN: 1-84813-770-2; 1-281-25889-X; 9786611258894; 1-84813-080-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910222225603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African energy policy research series.