Renewable Resource Utilization for Development
Pergamon Policy Studies on International Development
Published on 22. October 2013
424 pages
978-1-4831-4802-1 (ISBN)
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Renewable Resource Utilization for Development is a six-chapter text that covers the United States initiatives in field of appropriate, light-capital technology for renewable resource utilization. These initiatives include steps, policies, and programs that the U.S. government might take, adopt, or support to aid developing countries in utilizing appropriate technology for renewable resources for the benefit of the poor majority. The first two chapters describe the technology, advances, design, and utilization of wind energy and biomass. The next chapter focuses on two applications of direct solar energy, namely, solar drying of crops and timber. Another chapter highlights the optimum processing and use of rice bran, which is an important postharvest and rural development problem for rice-growing developing countries. The final two chapters discuss the utilization of material and products based on agricultural wastes and natural fibers. These chapters also deal with the organizations and mechanisms for implementing the initiatives and with possible next steps to the U.S. initiatives. This book is of value to economists and environmental pollution control researchers.
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List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionList of AcronymsChapter 1 Wind Energy Utilization Wind Energy Applications and Needs Wind Energy Technologies Light-Capital Windmill Design Development Efforts Wind Energy Applications Survey2 Direct Biomass Utilization for Cooking Needs and Applications for Improved Cookstoves Cookstove Design Improvement Efforts Cookstove Performance Characteristics Fuel Use for Cooking Firewood Production Programs Cookstove Dissemination Efforts3 Solar Crop and Timber Drying Introduction Solar Grain Crop Drying: Needs and Applications Solar Grain Crop Drying: Technologies Solar Crop Drying: Non-Technical Aspects Solar Timber Drying: Needs and Technology Applications Solar Timber Drying: State-of-the-Art Review Solar Timber Drying: Costs Solar Timber Drying: Evaluation4 Village-Level Rice Bran Processing and Utilization Needs and Objectives Nutritive Potential of Rice Bran Pertinent Technologies Uses for Bran and Bran Products Uses for Rice Hulls Economic and Government Policy Issues System Concepts for Processing Rice Bran Outline of a Research and Development Program5 Materials and Products Based on Agricultural Wastes and Natural Fibers Needs and Technological Initiatives State-of-the-Art Review Non-Technical Factors Research and Development Initiatives Organizations: Involvement and Capabilities6 Initiatives, Organization, and Mechanisms Introduction Summary of Studies in Five Topical Areas Initiatives Based on Five Study Areas Other Initiatives Organizations Mechanisms for Implementation Next StepsAppendices A. VITA/CDT Panel Reports B· Organizations Involved in Appropriate Technology for Renewable Resource Utilization C. Monetary Exchange RatesNotesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors
