Improving Rural Mobility

James L a Webb, Paul Starkey, Simon Ellis

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 525
• Many inhabitants of rural areas in developing countries do not have adequate and affordable access to transport infrastructure services. Insufficient ... Lees meer

Energy from Biomass

Peter Quaak, Harrie Knoef, Hubert E Stassen

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 422
• While energy is essential for development, standard fossil fuels are often in short supply in countries where it is needed most. However, alternative ... Lees meer

The Development of Electricity Markets in the Euro-Mediterranean Area

Daniel Mmuller-Jentsch, Daniel Muller-Jentsch, Myilibrary

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 491
• Electricity markets world-wide are undergoing a transformation, as state-owned and vertically integrated monopolies are being replaced by competitive ... Lees meer

Commercial Management and Financing of Roads

Ian Heggie, Piers Vickers, Pier Vickers

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 409
• In developing and transition economies, 60 to 80 percent of all passenger and freight transport moves by road-the main form of access for most rural c... Lees meer

Planning the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems

International Commission on Irrigation &, Icid

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 389
• World Bank Technical Paper No. 389. By the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. This paper is the revised edition of Technical Paper N... Lees meer

Solid Waste Landfills in Middle- and Lower-Income Countries

Michael Pugh, Philip Rushbrook

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 426
• As cities grow and produce more waste, deciding where all the waste will go becomes a public health priority. Although many cities have reserved dumps... Lees meer

District Energy Trends, Issues, and Opportunities

Carolyn Gochenour

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 493
• This report evaluates the history and development of district heating and district cooling, together referred to as district energy, in North America,... Lees meer

Design and Appraisal of Rural Transport Infrastructure

Jerry Lebo, Dieter Schelling

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 496
• This paper is part of a four-volume series of publications on rural transport promoted by the World Bank's Rural Transport Thematic Group under the ae... Lees meer

Agricultural Incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa

Robert Frederick Townsend

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 444
• The main focus of this study is on improving the policy regime in Africa to stimulate agricultural growth. It examines the state of agricultural incen... Lees meer

Solar Pumping

Roy Barlow

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 168
• This is a practical handbook providing an introduction to the equipment, maintenance and operation of solar pumping systems. It identifies situations ... Lees meer

Evaluating Water Institutions and Water Sector Performance

Maria Saleth

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 447
• World Bank Technical Paper no. 447. "Physical limits to fresh water expansion-an emerging reality in many parts of the world-make absolute water scarc... Lees meer

Roads and the Environment

• Paperback | Engels | World Bank Technical Papers | nr. 376
• World Bank Technical Paper No. 376. Roads are agents of change and can be responsible for both benefits and damage to the existing balance between peo... Lees meer