Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/aptDb5L Renewable Energy for Unleashing Sustainable Development By: Emanuela Colombo Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319002835, 331900283X eText ISBN: 9783319002842, 3319002848 Copyright year: 2013 Format: EPUB Available from $ 119.00 USD SKU 9783319002842 The book analyzes energy technologies, business models and policies to promote sustainable development. It proposes a set of recommendations for further activities and networking on access to energy and renewable energies and promotes an integrated approach to sustainable resource management. The book discusses access to energy, as a precondition for socio-economic progress. It depicts the global dimension of the challenge in terms of access to electricity and other forms of energy in developing countries. The three main interlinked topics related to energy and sustainable growth are separately discussed: appropriate technologies for modern energy services, business models for the development of new energy markets, and policies to support new energy systems. The description of activities and programmes of some public and private Italian stakeholders is also included.