UID:
almafu_9958109063502883
Format:
xxvi, 141 pages :
,
illustrations, maps ;
,
26 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-65736-4
,
9786612657368
,
0-8213-8310-8
Series Statement:
World Bank working paper, no. 181
Content:
Rural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them harmful indoor air pollution. They light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how imp
Note:
"This study was conducted with the technical and financial support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the collaborative efforts of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in Dhaka and the World Bank" --p. xi.
,
Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Units of Measure/Currency Equivalents; Energy Conversion Factors; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Household Energy Use; CHAPTER 3 Household Energy Demand; CHAPTER 4 Household Gains from Energy Use; CHAPTER 5 Energy Consumption and Rural Production; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Framework for Rural Energy Supply; CHAPTER 7 Policy Recommendations; ANNEXES; References; Glossary; Special Report Series
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7897-X
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
URL:
Volltext
(kostenfrei)
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7897-7