Research Catalog

Title

Energy in the transition from rural subsistence / edited by Miguel S. Wionczek, Gerald Foley, and Ariane van Buren.

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1982.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wionczek, Miguel S.
• Foley, Gerald, 1936-
• Van Buren, Ariane.
• International Institute for Environment and Development.
• Colegio de México.

Description

xv, 208 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Conference report on rural area power supply and power demand in subsistence farming agricultural sectors of developing countries - covers constraints on traditional fuel use and energy technology choices, energy sources, new energy policies, etc.; includes case studies of Brazil, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Korea R, Mexico, Nigeria and Senegal. References. Conference held in Mexico 1981 Jun 28 to Jul 1.

Series Statement

Westview special studies in social, political, and economic development

Uniform Title

Westview special studies in social, political, and economic development

Subject

• Energy consumption > Developing countries > Case studies > Congresses
• Rural development > Energy consumption > Case studies > Congresses
• Agriculture > Energy consumption > Developing countries > Case studies > Congresses
• Agriculture > Energy consumption
• Energieversorgung
• Ländlicher Raum
• Kongress
• Landwirtschaft
• rural area
• power supply
• power demand
• subsistence farming
• agricultural sector
• fuel
• energy
• technology
• energy source
• energy policy
• case study
• Energy in agriculture > Mexico
• Power resources > Mexico
• Subsistence > Mexico
• Energy in agriculture > Brazil
• Power resources > Brazil
• Subsistence > Brazil
• Energy in agriculture > Guatemala
• Power Resources. > Guatemala
• Subsistence > Guatemala
• Energy in agriculture > Jamaica
• Power resources > Jamaica
• Subsistence > Jamaica
• Energy in agriculture > Senegal
• Subsistence > Senegal
• Power resources > Senegal
• Energy in agriculture > Nigeria
• Power resources > Nigeria
• Subsistence > Nigeria
• Energy in agriculture > Korea, South
• Power resources > Korea, South
• Subsistence > Korea, South
• Energy in agriculture > India
• Power resources > India
• Subsistence > India
• Subsistence
• zone rurale
• disponibilités énergétiques
• demande énergétique
• agriculture de subsistance
• secteur agricole
• combustible
• énergie
• technologie
• source d'énergie
• politique énergétique
• étude de cas
• zona rural
• abastecimiento de energía
• demanda energética
• agricultura de subsistencia
• sector agrícola
• energía
• tecnología
• fuente de energía
• política energética
• estudio de casos
• Developing countries > Agriculture > Case studies > Congresses
• Developing countries
• Entwicklungsländer
• Brazil
• developing countries
• Guatemala
• India
• Jamaica
• Republic of Korea
• Mexico
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Brésil
• pays en développement
• Inde
• Corée R
• Jamaïque
• Mexique
• Sénégal
• Brasil
• países en desarrollo
• Corea R
• México

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• proceedings.
• reference.
• rapport de réunion.
• référence bibliographique.
• informe de reunión.
• referencia.

Note

• Papers based on a symposium held in El Colegio de Mexico, June 28-July 1, 1981 and sponsored by International Institute for Environment and Development and El Colegio de Mexico.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Energy in the transition from rural agriculture / Gerald Foley (20 p.). -- Energy technologies for rural development / Hubertus E.M Stassen (22 p.). -- Mexico / Oscar Guzman (24 p.). -- Guatemala / Roberto Caceres (21 p.). -- Brazil / Adilson de Oliveira (18 p.). -- Jamaica / Arnoldo Ventura (37 p.). -- Senegal / Sene El-Hadji (12 p.). -- Nigeria / G.J Afolabi-Ojo (16 p.). -- Korea / Yoon Hyung Kim (20 p.). -- India / T.L Sankar (18 p.).

ISBN

• 0865313857
• 9780865313859

LCCN

82050802

OCLC

• ocm09211624
• 9211624
• SCSB-612458

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library