eCook: What behavioural challenges await this potentially transformative concept?

Author(s) : Brown, Ed; Leary, Jon; Davies, Gillian; Batchelor, Simon; Scott, Gillian Publication date : 27 February 2017 Publication type : Journal article Journal : Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Abstract : This paper aims to identify and understand the challenges that may...

Low-carbon yak cheese: transition to biogas in a Himalayan socio-technical niche

Author(s) : Campbell, Ben; Sallis, Paul Publication date : 2013 Publication type : Journal article Journal : Interface Focus Abstract : This study looks at how potential for resilient low-carbon solutions can be understood and enhanced in the diverse environmental, economic and socio-political...

Towards financial geographies of the unbanked: international financial markets, ‘bancarizacion’ and access to financial services in Latin America

Author(s) : Brown, Ed; Castañeda, Francisco; Cloke, Jon; Taylor, Peter Publication date : 8 March 2013 Publication type : Journal article Journal : The Geographical Journal Abstract : Within the context of an exploration of the recent financial geographies literature, which laments the lack of...

Green growth or ecological commodification: debating the green economy in the Global South

Author(s) : Brown, Ed; Cloke, Jonathan; Gent, Danielle; Johnson, Paul H.; Hill, Chloe. Publication date : September 2014 Publication type : Journal article Journal : Geografiska Annaler Series B-Human Geography Abstract : This article examines recent institutional thinking on the green economy and...

Smart Villages webinar, 30 June 2016: 'The big chill: Off-grid cooling for water, refrigeration, spaces, and more…'

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The webinar can be viewed here . Cooling is crucial in off-grid villages throughout the developing world: water, refrigeration for vaccines, cooling for Maasai cheese, and even spaces, whether for productive uses of energy (cold chains for fish or agricultural / dairy products) or homes and...

Smart Villages webinar, 18 July 2016: 'Addressing energy governance: Questions of scale and scope'

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The webinar can be viewed here . This webinar brought together researchers working on energy governance issues from a range of projects funded under two different DFID initiatives. These initiatives are the EPSRC/DFID/DECC funded Understading Sustainable Energy Solutions (USES) programme whose 13...

Smart Villages webinar, 11 August 2016: 'Women & energy entrepreneurship: Business models for off-grid energy and social impact, Part II'

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The webinar can be viewed here . Women are central to successful business models for off-grid energy in developing countries – whether they are founding micro enterprises, building small, medium, and large businesses, or are the consumers choosing the best energy sources for their household. In...

Smart Villages webinar, 13 October 2016: 'Scaling up gender: Women in off-grid energy business models and supply chains'

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The webinar can be viewed here . In this webinar, we heard from off-grid companies, including Frontier Markets, PEG Ghana, among others, on how they have scaled up inclusiveness and integrated gender into their overall business: supply chains, production, marketing, and beyond. How can existing...

Smart Villages webinar, 22 November 2016: 'Going off the grid: Disaster, resilience, and off-grid energy'

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The webinar can be viewed here . When disaster strikes, a community’s ability to respond and recover is tested, whether it is affected by a flood, an earthquake, a drought, a tsunami, or a hurricane, and whether it is located in a rural, urban, or peri-urban area. In this webinar, we brought...

Smart Villages webinar, 19 December 2016: 'Growing smart villages: Agriculture and energy for development'

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The webinar can be viewed here . 70% of the world’s poor live in rural areas. Many of them rely on agriculture for their incomes. Equally, many of them lack access to energy. But what if they can access energy – and apply it to their livelihood? In this webinar, we heard from several speakers who...

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