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Catching two European birds with one renewable stone: Mitigating climate change and Eurozone crisis by an energy transition

Journal Article
Creutzig, F., Goldschmidt, J. C., Lehmann, P., Schmid, E., von Blücher, F., Breyer, C., …Wiegandt, K. (2014)
Catching two European birds with one renewable stone: Mitigating climate change and Eurozone crisis by an energy transition. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 38, 1015-1028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.028
The threat of climate change and other risks for ecosystems and human health require a transition of the energy system from fossil fuels towards renewable energies and higher ...

Energy co-operatives in the UK: current and future prospects.

Journal Article
Tham, Y. W., & Muneer, T. (2013)
Energy co-operatives in the UK: current and future prospects. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 8, 43-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctr048
The UK is implementing different types of policies to encourage the use of renewable energy for electricity generation. Currently, the UK is falling behind other European coun...

Current State and Barriers for the Development of Renewable Energy in Europe

Presentation / Conference
Susca, T., Fernandez, B., & Lohrey, S. (2013, June)
Current State and Barriers for the Development of Renewable Energy in Europe. Paper presented at Dahrendorf Workshop: A European Energiewende as a European Common Good?
No abstract available.

Assessment of the Effect of the Enhancement of Urban Infrastructures on Climate Change: the Case Study of European Cities

Presentation / Conference
Susca, T. (2013, February)
Assessment of the Effect of the Enhancement of Urban Infrastructures on Climate Change: the Case Study of European Cities. Paper presented at Dahrendorf Workshop: Economics and Climate Change, Brussels
No abstract available.

Development of a Sesma model for short-term investment decision-making.

Conference Proceeding
Jadevicius, A., Sloan, B. & Brown, A. (2012)
Development of a Sesma model for short-term investment decision-making. ISBN 978-7-5642-1401-2
ARIMA models have been extensively used for property market modelling. Property researchers have used this type of univariate forecasting technique to predict property rents, ...

Evaluating the social impacts of change in a sustainable future

Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2008)
Evaluating the social impacts of change in a sustainable future

Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance.

Report
Gore, T., Fothergill, S., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Morgan, K., Powell, R., & Upton, S. (2007)
Coalfields and their neighbouring cities; economic regeneration, labour markets and governance
This study assesses how far the regeneration of coalfield areas relies upon their links with neighbouring cities. It draws on national statistical analysis of labour market ad...

Investigation of the feasability of renewables in meeting the Moroccan primary energy demand.

Thesis
Madomercandy, R. Investigation of the feasability of renewables in meeting the Moroccan primary energy demand. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4629
Energy is undoubtedly the driving force at the core of the development of any nation. There is a direct relation between per capita income and energy consumption. The way this...

Rent-seeking behaviour and its economic costs in urban land transactions in Accra, Ghana.

Journal Article
Adams, J. (2003)
Rent-seeking behaviour and its economic costs in urban land transactions in Accra, Ghana. Urban Studies, 40, 2083-2098. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098032000116121
The existing body of knowledge attributes to informal land transactions in sub-Saharan African cities observed problems in city neighbourhoods. Substantial resources, often ba...

Energy trade-offs and market responses in transport and residential land-use patterns: promoting sustainable development - policy and pitfalls.

Journal Article
Cooper, J. A., Ryley, T. J., & Smyth, A. (2001)
Energy trade-offs and market responses in transport and residential land-use patterns: promoting sustainable development - policy and pitfalls. Urban StudieS, 38, 1573-1588. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980126673
Sustainable development policy is examined for the Belfast Metropolitan Area using a range of linked aggregate and disaggregate models. Energy trade-offs were modelled for bot...