This book, "Energy for Sustainable Development: Capitalising on the Transformative Potential of Energy to Promote Economic Growth and Improve Livelihoods" explores the interconnections between energy and sustainability. Authored by a diverse group of scholars and practitioners, the book argues that much can be gained, by capitalising on the potential of energy as a tool for income generation, economic development and improvements in livelihoods across the world.
The authors delve into various matters related to energy and sustainability, describing various approaches, methods, initiatives and projects aimed at inspiring and motivating individuals and communities to adopt more sustainable practices in respect of energy generation and use. By drawing on lessons from across the world, the book advocates for a holistic approach to energy generation and use, that integrates technical, environmental, economic and social dimensions.
In summary, "Energy for Sustainable Development: Capitalising on the Transformative Potential of Energy to Promote Economic Growth and Improve Livelihoods" is a thought-provoking exploration of how energy can be sustainability produced and used.
This book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners in the energy sector. It invites readers to rethink how energy is generated and used, while inspiring transformative actions that prioritise sustainability and equity. This book offers practical insights and fresh perspectives for anyone committed to using energy resources to build a more sustainable future.
Chapter
1. Energy Access for Improved Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Strategies for Low-Income Households and Underprivileged Communities.-
Chapter
2. Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable, and Modern Energy for All: The
Sustainability of SDG 7 Amidst Climate Change in Africa.
Chapter
3.
Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) in India: Opportunities and Challenges
from a Frugal Innovation Perspective.
Chapter
4. Integrating Renewable
Energy for Economic Transformation: A Pathway to Sustainable Growth in
Developing Regions.
Chapter
5. The Polish Way of Sustainable Energy
Transition.
Chapter
6. Exploring the role of biomass waste in sustainable
production of electrolytic cell components towards achieving alternative
energy.
Chapter
7. Environmental Evaluation of using wind and geothermal
energies for Sustainable Hydrogen Production.
Chapter
8. THE SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
Chapter
9. Sweet or
Sour? Mapping the Socio-ecological Impacts of Biofuel Farming on Rural
Livelihoods in Zimbabwes South-Eastern Lowveld.
Chapter
10. Harnessing
Fisheries Management Policies to Promote Sustainable Development and Food
Security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chapter
11. Modelling Energy Policies for
Sustainable Development and Green Plan A System Dynamics Modelling
Approach.
Chapter
12. Configuring energy innovation systems to deliver a
just energy transition.
Chapter
13. Renewable Energy, Economic Growth,
Technological Innovations, Challenges and Prospects.
Chapter
14. Bioenergy,
Sustainable Development, Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts.-
Chapter
15. Sustainable Energy Transitions: Driving social progress,
environmental resilience, and economic development.
Chapter
16. Sino-Serbian
renewable energy cooperation: a path towards economic growth.
Chapter
17.
Leveraging Policy for Sustainability: Integration of Indian Carbon Market and
Carbon Footprint-based Economic Dispatch of Thermal Power Plants.
Chapter
18. Energy Deprivation, Economic Vulnerabilities and Policy Frameworks:
Pathways for Green Hydrogen Production in Namibia.
Chapter
19. Energy
poverty in V4 countries - bibliometrics and science mapping.
Chapter
20. The
Use of Hydrogen as Green Energy.
Chapter
21. Integrating Renewable Energy
and Sustainable Food Systems: Examining the Energy-Food Nexus for Rural
Resilience in African Countries.
Chapter
22. Financial Inclusion and
Household Cooking Energy Transition in Africa.
Chapter
23. Preliminary
assessment of the risk and availability of exploitation of wind power
plants.
Chapter
24. Illuminating Energy Poverty: Case Study Insights into
Distributed Renewable Energy Deployment in India.
Chapter
25. LEGAL POLICIES
PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN VIETNAM TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.-
Chapter
26. Importance of Quantum Computing based Solar PV Energy Management
towards Achievement of UN Sustainability Development Goal 7.
Chapter
27.
Strengthening Chinas Policy Frameworks to Align Energy and Economic
Development for Enhanced Livelihoods through Sustainable Coal Mining in
Shanxi Province.
Chapter
28. Energy Poverty across Regions in Indonesia.-
Chapter
29. The Geo-economic and Geopolitical Frontline of REEs: A Global
Power Shift Leading to Growing Inequalities and Conflict.
Chapter
30. The
supportive role of energy communities in fostering just energy transition.-
Chapter
31. The importance of expenditures in energy R&D and patent
applications in line with sustainable development goals and the improvement
of human well-being.
Chapter
32. Do silicon photovoltaic solar panels really
cause a million times higher global warming in comparison to the equivalent
CO2 gas?.
Chapter
33. Overview of Global Energy Challenges and the
Importance of Sustainable Energy, and the Possible Solutions Available Today.
Professor Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DTech, DL, DLitt, FSB, FLS, FRGS) holds Professorial positiions at universities in Germany (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences), UK (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Poland (WSB Merito University). He directs the European School of Sustainability Science and Research (ESSSR) and the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme, the largest network of universities specifically focusing on research on matters related to sustainable development. Professor Walter Leal Filho has over 30 years experience on sustainable development research and in excess of 800 publications to his credit.
Dr. Amanda Lange Salvia is a Project Manager and Researcher at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, where she serves as Director of the FTZ-NK Sustainable Development Networks. She is also a Deputy Editor of the Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development Goals and the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. With a background in Environmental Engineering, her work focuses on the role of universities in advancing sustainability, the impacts of climate change, and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr. Ibram Ganesh (M.Sc., Ph.D) is a research scientist at International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, India. He is one of the top 2% scientsits in the world as per the rankings given by Stanford University, USA, with 119 publications and 14 patents. He independently invented i) SLAPE solar panels, and ii) a technology for generating electricity from gravity and water buoyancy with efficiency suitable for practicing at every home across the globe to solve all the energy, environment and economy related problems today our world is facing. He wrote a book entitled Practicable Artificial Photosynthesis: The Only Option Available Today for Human Kind to Make Energy, Environment, Economy and Life Sustainable on Earth.
Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto (BArch, MSc, PhD Candidate) is a researcher at the Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Passo Fundo (Brazil) and serves as Head of Communication and Membership for the sustainability networks coordinated by the Research and Transfer Centre Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management (FTZ-NK) at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany). Her research focuses on energy efficiency in buildings, with emphasis on sustainability certifications and the Sustainable Development Goals. She has co-authored several publications on sustainable development, higher education, and environmental management, contributing actively to international SDG-related research and collaboration.
