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An African green revolution : finding ways to boost productivity on small farms / / Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson, editors
| An African green revolution : finding ways to boost productivity on small farms / / Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
OtsukaKeijiro
LarsonDonald F |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural productivity - Africa
Farms, Small - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-283-94527-4
94-007-5760-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Climate and the transferability of Asian green revolution to Sub-Saharan Africa -- pt. 2. Prospects for upland rice and maize green revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa -- pt. 3. The role of fertilizer markets and fertilizer application -- pt. 4. Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437953803321 |
| Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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The clean development mechanism (CDM) [[electronic resource] ] : an early history of unanticipated outcomes / / Ariel Dinar, Donald F. Larson, Shaikh M. Rahman
| The clean development mechanism (CDM) [[electronic resource] ] : an early history of unanticipated outcomes / / Ariel Dinar, Donald F. Larson, Shaikh M. Rahman |
| Autore | Dinar Ariel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Hackensack] N.J., : World Scientific, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.927 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LarsonDonald F
RahmanShaikh M |
| Collana | World scientific series on the economics of climate change |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Climatic changes - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-299-46231-6
981-4401-10-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Clean Development Mechanism: Past, Present, and Future; ABOUT THIS BOOK; BOOK OUTLINE; BOOK CHAPTERS; An Updated Review of Carbon Markets, Institutions, Policies, and Research; The Activities Implemented Jointly Pilots: A Foundation for Clean Development Mechanism?; Cost of Mitigation under the Clean Development Mechanism; Diffusion of Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism; Why Adoption of the Clean Development Mechanism Di.ers Across Countries?; Clean Development Mechanism as a Cooperation Mechanism
Why So Few Agricultural Projects in the Clean Development Mechanism?CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; EPILOGUE; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. An Updated Review of Carbon Markets, Institutions, Policies, and Research With Contributions by Philippe Ambrosi and Rebecca Entler; SCIENCE AND POLICY; FEATURES OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE FRAMEWORK; Obligations Under the Framework; Flexibility Mechanisms; Emission Allocations and the Choice of Policy Instruments; Permit systems versus carbon taxes; Current Instruments; Project Rules; The CDM Project Cycle; The JI Project Cycle; Land Management Projects Supplementarity, Additionality, Diversion, and Carry OverSupplementarity; Additionality and baselines; Managing tradable units inventories under Kyoto; Compatibility with the Trade Agreements40; EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THE CLIMATE CHANGE FRAMEWORK; Policy Evaluations and Predictions; Model Structures and Technology; Market Power; Leakages, Ancillary Bene.ts, and Crowding Out; Uncertainty, Discounting, and Intergenerational Tradeoffs; Technology Development and Transfer as a Policy Instrument; Technology transfer and project financing DOMESTIC POLICIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE US, AND AUSTRALIAEU Emissions Trading Scheme; Integration with the Climate Change Framework; Regional Initiatives and Voluntary Markets; Oregon; California62; Northeastern US; Chicago Climate Exchange; Australia; CARBON MARKETS64; Model Studies of Potential Size of the Market for the Flexibility Mechanisms; The Evolution of Carbon Project Financing; Evaluations of mitigation potential and project investment; The Geographic Distribution of Kyoto-Project Credits; Balance across asset classes; Who is buying project credits? Markets and the pricing of project creditsCONCLUSIONS AND AREAS FOR FUTURE STUDY; REFERENCES; ANNEX 2.1: Glossary of Acronyms.; Chapter 3. The Activities Implemented Jointly Pilots: A Foundation for Clean Development Mechanism? With Contributions by Gunnar Breustedt; ORIGINS OF THE AIJ PROGRAM; RELATED STUDIES; Numeric Studies; Investment and Agency Approval; Multilateral and Bilateral Transaction Costs; A MODEL OF PROJECT INVESTMENT; Conceptual Model; Applied Model; An Alternative Dichotomous Model; Internalized Agency Preferences and Transaction Costs; Additional Estimation Concerns DATA DESCRIPTION |
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| [Hackensack] N.J., : World Scientific, c2013 | ||
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In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution : Views from Rice and Maize Farmers' Fields / / edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson
| In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution : Views from Rice and Maize Farmers' Fields / / edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Donald F. Larson |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Natural Resource Management and Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural economics
Development economics International economics Agricultural Economics Development Economics International Economics |
| ISBN | 4-431-55693-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction: Why an African Green Revolution is Needed and Why It Must Include Small Farms (Larson and Otsuka) -- 2 On the Determinants of Low Productivity of Rice Farming in Mozambique: Pathways to Intensification (Kajisa) -- 3 On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Irrigated and Rainfed Areas in Tanzania: An Assessment of Management Training and Credit Programs (Nakano, Kajisa, and Otsuka) -- 4 On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Rainfed Areas in Uganda: Impact Evaluation of a Management Training Program and Guidebook Distribution (Kijima) -- 5 On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Rainfed Areas in Northern Ghana: An Assessment of a Management Training Program (deGraft-Johnson, Suzuki, Sakurai, and Otsuka) -- 6 On the Determinants of High Productivity in Rice Farming in Irrigated Areas in Senegal: Efficiency of Large-Scale vs. Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes (Sakurai) -- 7 On the Possibility of Maize Green Revolution in Highlands of Kenya: An Assessment of Emerging Intensive Farming Systems (Muraoka, Matsumoto, Jin, and Otsuka) -- 8 On the Determinants of Low Productivity in Maize Farming in Uganda: The Role of Markets, Fertilizer Use and Gender (Larson, Savastano, Murray, and Palacios-López) -- 9 Conclusions: Strategies towards a Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa (Otsuka and Larson). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255057603321 |
| Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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