Development of an Information System for the Assessment of different Bioenergy Concepts Regarding Sustainable Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 318-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike Schmehl ◽  
Swantje Eigner-Thiel ◽  
Jens Ibendorf ◽  
Martina Hesse ◽  
Jutta Geldermann
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Provide Decision Support ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
Indicator Systems

From an environmental, economic, social, and technical perspective, this chapter focuses on a sustainability assessment of concepts for the energetic use of biomass in order to provide decision support for different options of biomass use. In rural areas, bioenergy concepts are of particular interest in this context. These can for example be biogas plants which are operated by electric service providers, or a biogas plant owned by one farmer, or bioenergy villages. The topic relates to the development of suitable criteria and to the adaption of existing indicator systems to the special requirements of sustainable biomass use for energy. The results of this sustainability assessment consider the different biomass concepts’ advantages and disadvantages, which are illustrated by multi-criteria valuation methods. Furthermore, the sustainability assessment of bioenergy concepts has specific requirements with regard to an information system in terms of data and information’s demand and supply side.

Development of an Information System for the Assessment of Different Bioenergy Concepts Regarding Sustainable Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 274-292
Author(s):  
Meike Schmehl ◽  
Swantje Eigner-Thiel ◽  
Jens Ibendorf ◽  
Martina Hesse ◽  
Jutta Geldermann
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Provide Decision Support ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
Indicator Systems

From an environmental, economic, social, and technical perspective, this chapter focuses on a sustainability assessment of concepts for the energetic use of biomass in order to provide decision support for different options of biomass use. In rural areas, bioenergy concepts are of particular interest in this context. These can for example be biogas plants which are operated by electric service providers, or a biogas plant owned by one farmer, or bioenergy villages. The topic relates to the development of suitable criteria and to the adaption of existing indicator systems to the special requirements of sustainable biomass use for energy. The results of this sustainability assessment consider the different biomass concepts’ advantages and disadvantages, which are illustrated by multi-criteria valuation methods. Furthermore, the sustainability assessment of bioenergy concepts has specific requirements with regard to an information system in terms of data and information’s demand and supply side.

Demand and supply side changes in the Santa Cruz, Bolivia, milk sector 1985 – 2002: impact on small-scale producers and poor consumers

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 315-321
Author(s):  
J. Rushton ◽  
N. Duran ◽  
S. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
The Past ◽  
Country Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

During the past three decades worldwide dairy policies have been implemented to promote the consumption of milk and milk products in urban areas and the production from rural areas close to big cities (Alderman et al., 1987). Bolivia and the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra have been influenced by these worldwide directives and this current study examines the impact of policies on the demand and supply side of the sector, but with particular emphasis on smallholder milk producers and poor urban consumers. The current research is part of a multi-country study on the supply, demand and impact of dairy and other policies over a 10 to 15 year period (1985 to 2000) of the milk sectors of Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Kathmandu, Nepal.

scholarly journals Employment in the Nigerian Agricultural Labour Market: Barriers and Forecast

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN CHIWUZULUM ODOZI ◽  
IKHIMALO ODUFA PATIENCE ◽  
JOHN AWAEBE ◽  
MARIAN AGBUGUI
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
High Unemployment Rate ◽  
Employment Share

Although the Agricultural sector is an important source of employment in Nigeria, it has been experiencing a rapid decline in employment share since 2001. While economic theory predicts such a decline, the challenge of high unemployment rate in rural areas and the low capacity utilization in manufacturing raise further concerns among academics and policy makers. Namely, the pressing challenge of how to commercialize and raise the productivity of agriculture to boost employment uptake. Against this background, the study reviewed the demand and supply side barriers in the agricultural labour market. Also forecasted employment as well as suggested policies for a more efficient agricultural labour market.

Challenges Faced by Banks for Financial Inclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 311-335
Author(s):  
Deepa Pillai ◽  
Ravi Kumar V. V.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Financial Awareness

The banking system in India significantly differs from that of other Asian nations due to unique geographic, social, and economic spread. In India, financially excluded sections largely comprise of marginal farmers, slum dwellers, migrants, women, self-employed, and senior citizens. There have been many formidable challenges in financial inclusion for bridging the gap between the demand and supply side. The chapter deliberates the challenges faced by banks for financial inclusion in context of infrastructure and institutional credit, risk perception, illiteracy, compliances, financial awareness, products, and services. Barriers to financial services expansion and product and service delivery in rural markets will be reviewed, and the primary focus will be on challenges with respect to marketing and delivery of financial services in rural areas. Reaching out to the excluded sections through financial literacy campaigns, and in the process marketing, the banks and their schemes would be an important step towards financial inclusion.

Challenges Faced by Banks for Financial Inclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 134-164
Author(s):  
Deepa Pillai ◽  
Ravi Kumar V. V.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Financial Awareness

The banking system in India significantly differs from that of other Asian nations due to unique geographic, social, and economic spread. In India, financially excluded sections largely comprise of marginal farmers, slum dwellers, migrants, women, self-employed, and senior citizens. There have been many formidable challenges in financial inclusion for bridging the gap between the demand and supply side. The chapter deliberates the challenges faced by banks for financial inclusion in context of infrastructure and institutional credit, risk perception, illiteracy, compliances, financial awareness, products, and services. Barriers to financial services expansion and product and service delivery in rural markets will be reviewed, and the primary focus will be on challenges with respect to marketing and delivery of financial services in rural areas. Reaching out to the excluded sections through financial literacy campaigns, and in the process marketing, the banks and their schemes would be an important step towards financial inclusion.

scholarly journals Synergies of combining demand- and supply-side measures to manage congested streets

2021 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Itani ◽  
Michael J. Cassidy ◽  
Carlos Daganzo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand And Supply

Managerial Economics – Family Medicine Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ecler Jaqua ◽  
Terry Jaqua ◽  
Van Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Pricing Strategy ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Is Research ◽  
The Us ◽  
Managerial Economics

Supply and demand are amongst the essential requirements before starting up a business. Understanding the quantity of a commodity wished to be sold by producers based on different prices and the item needed by consumers wish purchasing is essential in coming up with ideas. Based on the understanding of this and background research on costs in healthcare, specifically family medicine, it is found that healthcare is amongst the essential requirements, and thus the critical focus of the business idea in a physician’s practice focusing on family medicine care in the US. Starting up the business is based on healthcare demands in the market and further the pricing strategy utilized by most family medicine clinics. Through a connection to the business based on visits in hospitals and the quality offered by these service providers, it is noted that the demand is high and is the most expensive sector in the world, but care is ineffective (The Peterson Center on Healthcare, n.d.) thus leading to searching for effective alternatives by consumers. This creates a potential for offering the most effective services to cater to the demands, and as noted by the Peterson Center on Healthcare (n.d.), the US healthcare system is the most expensive, and costs are projected to grow dramatically in the coming years thus creating the most significant business opportunity to entrepreneurs. By adjusting the resources and trying to cater to the demand in various locations, the key idea is to cater to the need and profit from the sector. The concern of gaining information in the market is research on different healthcare websites and the prices offered and the quality of their services. This will aid in adjusting the prices effectively and thus retaining the demand and supply chain.

Wireless technologies and policies for connecting rural areas in emerging countries: a case study in rural Peru

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Espinoza ◽  
David Reed
Keyword(s):  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Broadband Services ◽  
Engineering Cost

Purpose This paper aims to compare the costs of deploying different wireless terrestrial broadband technologies in the Andes and Amazon Regions of Peru. These areas are representatives of different and challenging geographic regions throughout the globe that currently are severely underserved or unserved for vital broadband services necessary to bridge the “Digital Divide”. Design/methodology/approach The broadband technologies studied include Wi-Fi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), long term evolution (LTE), TVWS and new stratospheric platforms (super-pressure balloons). This study conducts a technical analysis (design and simulation) of wireless broadband networks, and a bottom-up engineering cost analysis to estimate and compare the deployment and operating costs of the networks over a 10-year period. The analysis also identifies potential regulatory barriers to deployment associated with spectrum allocation licenses and overbooking requirements intended to improve quality of service. Findings Comparison of the capital and operating expenses of these options over a 10-year period finds that LTE and Wi-Fi can be the lowest cost alternatives, though significantly, stratospheric balloons have the lowest initial costs for the first few years and can factor as a low-cost broadband catalyst early in deployment. Finally, the lowest cost technology broadband roadmap for the 10-year period is presented, which includes using stratospheric balloons (carrying micro-LTE base stations) for the first years and deploying complementary terrestrial LTE networks for the rest of the 10-year period. Originality/value This study presents detailed technical and engineering cost analysis results of wireless access network deployments, including advanced wireless technologies and new unmanned aerial systems, to expand broadband services to rural areas in mountainous (Andes Region) and rainforest (Amazon Region) geographies to reduce the digital divide in emerging countries. Results aim to aid governments, regulators, internet service providers (incumbents and competitive) and content providers to assess current alternatives to expand broadband service in these rural areas.

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