Energy policy : economic effects, security aspects, and environmental issues / Noah B. Jacobs, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Noah B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Globalization--Environmental aspects.

Globalization.

Renewable natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publisher, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption. This book presents the latest research on the economic effects, security aspects and environmental issues connected with energy policy.

Contents:

""ENERGY POLICY: ECONOMIC EFFECTS, SECURITY ASPECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE ""; ""Chapter 1 ENERGY POLICY IN RENEWABLES AND ITS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES AT REGIONAL LEVEL: THE CASE OF NAVARRE (SPAIN) ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""1.1. What are the Renewable Energies?""; ""1.2. The Primary and Final Energies Concepts""; ""1.3. Defining the Scenario: The Main Energy Policy Tenets ""; ""1.4. Navarre in Spain and in Europe""; ""2. THE ENERGY SECTOR IN NAVARRE. AN OVERVIEW FROM 1984 TO 2006 ""

""2.1. Transforming Primary Energies into Final Energies""""2.2. The Use of Final Energies""; ""3. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NAVARRE IN THE PERIOD 1984-2006""; ""3.1. Initial Stage: 1984-1995""; ""3.2. The Renewable Energy Boom in Navarre: 1995-2006""; ""3.3. Consolidation of the Renewable Energy in Navarre ""; ""3.4. Driving Factors behind the Renewable Energy Boom in Navarre ""; ""4. IMPACT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ITS DEPLOYMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY ""; ""4.1. The Sustainability Problem ""; ""4.1.1. The Concept of Sustainability""; ""4.1.2. The Energy Balances Use""

""4.2. The Use of Primary Energies and their Effects """"4.2.1. The Primary Energies Calculation Procedure""; ""4.2.2. The Evolution in the Use of Primary Energies""; ""4.2.3. The Use of Primary Energies according to their Renewability""; ""4.2.4. The CO2 Emissions Associated to the Energies Consumption and the Energy Self-sufficiency""; ""4.3. The Method of Calculation in Factor Decomposition""; ""4.4. Change Factors in the Energy Use in Navarre, 1984-2006 ""; ""4.5. Change Factors in the Renewability of the Primary Energy and in the CO2 Emissions in Navarre ""

""5. IMPACT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT """"5.1. The Contribution of Renewable Energy to Local and Regional Development: A Brief Literature Review""; ""5.2. The Effect of Renewable Energy on Regional Development in Navarre""; ""5.2.1. The Upsurge of a New Enterprise Sector: Phases and Development ""; ""5.2.2. Characteristics of the Renewable Energy Enterprise Sector in Navarre ""; ""5.2.2.1. A Significant Sector in the Regional Economy and Very Intensive in Employment""; ""5.2.2.2. A Young Workforce""; ""5.2.2.3. A High Qualified Workforce ""

""5.2.2.4. A Significant Imbalance""""5.2.2.5. Productive Specialization of Renewable Firms ""; ""5.2.2.6. Internationalization of the Renewable Firms""; ""6. CONCLUSIONS ""; ""6.1. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Sector of Renewable Energies in Navarre""; ""6.2. Development Implications in Sustainability of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""6.3. Economic Implications of Development of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""6.4. Lessons Learned of the Renewable Energies in Navarre ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 2 SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY: RESTRUCTURING AND DEREGULATING ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60876-469-9

OCLC:

839301807