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Energy in Africa: Policy, Management and Sustainability

Editat de Sola Adesola, Feargal Brennan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 aug 2018
Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective. Taking a closer look at the global energy environment and security in developing areas of the region, the authors discuss the significance of energy policy to the socio-economic growth of the continent. This important book tackles the challenge of ensuring sustainability in Africa and focuses on both fossil fuels and renewable energy. Essential reading for researchers interested in energy management, sustainability, and energy policy, this noteworthy collection of interdisciplinary contributions provides examples of effective energy management in Africa.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319913001
ISBN-10: 331991300X
Pagini: 252
Ilustrații: XXI, 237 p. 10 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Chapter 1. Introduction to Energy in Africa: Policy, Management and Sustainability; Sola Adesola and Feargal Brennan.- Part I. Policy and Cross-cutting Issues.- Chapter 2. Brexit and Trumpism: The Renaissance of Protectionism and Nationalism and its Effect on the 21st Century African Energy Policy; Kenneth Aidelojie.- Chapter 3. The Impact and Role of the Regulator on Electricity Market Growth and Sustainability in a Developing Economy: The Case of Nigeria; Joy O. Ogaji and Stephen O. T. Ogaji.- Part II. Management and Cross-cutting Issues.- Chapter 4. Stakeholder Engagement and the Sustainable Environmental Management of Oil-contaminated Sites in Nigeria; George Prpich, Kabari Sam and Frédeéric Coulon.- Chapter 5. Cooperatives' Potential to Diffuse Appropriate Solar Technologies in Uganda; Ahmed Mutunzi Kitunzi and Shailendra Vyakarnam.- 6. The Evolving International Gas Market and Energy Security in Nigeria; Tade Oyewunmi.- Part III. Energy Transition: Clean Technology, Sustainability and Affordability.- Chapter 7. Clean Technologies and Innovation in Energy; Tosin Somorin, Ayodeji Sowale, Adefolakemi Serifat Ayodele, Mobolaji Shemfe and  Athanasios Kolios.- Chapter 8. Renewable Energy in Africa: Policies, Sustainability and Affordability; Augustine O. Ifelebuegu and Peter Ojo.- Chapter 9. Conclusions and Emerging Perspectives on Africa's Energy: Can Multiple Perspectives on Energy Management Inform Policy and Practice?; Sola Adesola and Feargal Brennan.

Notă biografică

Sola Adesola is a Senior Lecturer in International Organisations and Corporate and Business Law in the Oxford Brookes Business School at Oxford Brookes University, having previously held research positions in manufacturing management at Cranfield University, UK. Sola is Director of Studies in energy policy, entrepreneurship and university interaction. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy.
Feargal Brennan is Director of the Offshore Engineering Institute at the University of Strathclyde, UK, having previously held senior positions at Cranfield University and University College London.  Feargal is a leading authority on the integrity of offshore oil and gas structures and the development of offshore renewables including wind, wave, and tidal stream. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.





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Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective. Taking a closer look at the global energy environment and security in developing areas of the region, the authors discuss the significance of energy policy to the socio-economic growth of the continent. This important book tackles the challenge of ensuring sustainability in Africa and focuses on both fossil fuels and renewable energy. Essential reading for researchers interested in energy management, sustainability, and energy policy, this noteworthy collection of interdisciplinary contributions provides examples of effective energy management in Africa.

Caracteristici

Analyses and explores the African energy industry, from a management perspective Provides both theoretical and empirical contributions which demonstrate how to effectively ensure sustainability in Africa Focuses on developing regions within Africa and compares these to the global energy environment