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1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: ENERGY IN THE TRANSITION FROM RURAL AGRICULTURE -- Constraints on Subsistence Energy Use -- The Transition from Subsistence Fuels -- The Context for Policy -- Constraints on Energy Technology Choices -- Fertilisers as Energy -- Towards New Energy Strategies -- References -- Chapter 2: ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT -- Energy for Survival -- Charcoal manufacture -- Ethanol manufacture -- Methanol production -- Biomethanation -- Solar cooking -- Energy for Development -- Power Sources -- Draught animal power -- Windpower -- Solar mechanical and electrical power -- External combustion engines -- Gasification -- Internal combustion engines -- Conclusions -- References -- COUNTRY CASE-STUDIES -- Chapter 3 : MEXICO -- Demographic and Economic Context -- The Crisis in Agriculture -- Characteristics of Subsistence Agriculture -- Energy in Agricultural Production -- Domestic Energy Consumption -- Elements of Energy Policy -- References -- Chapter 4: GUATEMALA -- Economy -- Energy Resources and National Policies -- Rural Subsistence Sector -- Energy Use in the Subsistence Sector -- Past and Present Policies -- Future Policies -- The Role of International Agencies -- Chapter 5: BRAZIL -- General Description -- The Energy Structure -- The Rural Sector -- Energy Use in the Rural Sector -- Further Perspectives -- National Energy Policies and Subsistence Agriculture -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix -- Chapter 6 : JAMAICA -- Economy of the Island -- The Agricultural Subsistence Sector -- Jamaica's Energy Position -- Energy in Subsistence Agriculture -- Past and Present Policies -- Future Policies -- Role of External Agencies -- References -- Chapter 7 : SENEGAL -- Land Use and Crops -- Demographic and Economic Data -- The Rural Subsistence Sector |
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Energy in Subsistence Agriculture -- Past and Present Energy Policies -- Recent Initiatives -- Future Policies -- Role of External Agencies -- References -- Chapter 8: NIGERIA -- Geographical and Economic Background -- The Rural Subsistence Sector -- Energy Use in the Rural Subsistence Sector -- Past and Present Policies in Subsistence Agriculture -- Future Policies and Their Basis -- The Role of External Agencies -- References -- Chapter 9 : KOREA -- Geographic and Economic Description -- The Rural Subsistence Sector -- Energy Use in Agricultural Production -- Energy Use in Rural Households -- The Transition from Fuelwood -- The Second Energy Transition -- The Third Energy Transition -- Chapter 10: INDIA -- Factors Determining Energy Use in Subsistence Production -- Energy for Rural Industries, Animal Husbandry, and Transport -- Domestic Energy Consumption -- Energy Supply -- Fuel Substitution in Subsistence Farming -- Strategies for Improving Energy Supplies -- Need for Reorienting New Village Energy Programmes -- References -- Chapter 11: REVIEW -- Future Policy Directions -- APPENDIX Participants at Final Symposium |
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Publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429704925 |
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0429704925 |
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