"Low Carbon Development: Key Issues is the first comprehensive textbook to address the interface between international development and climate change in a carbon constrained world. It discusses the key conceptual, empirical and policy-related issues of low carbon development and takes an...

There is a shortage of empirical studies on the relationship between Chinese hydropower dams and social sustainability. Comparative research on Chinese-funded and Chinese-built hydropower projects is rare. This article aims to fill parts of this gap by discussing these issues in relation to...

Energy, poverty and development: the challenges -- Energy use and energy systems in different countries and contexts -- Energy transitions: from traditional biomass to fossil fuels to low carbon energy -- Sectoral energy needs and household energy -- Concepts of energy and development -- The...

1. General introduction -- 2. Modelling energy and development : an evaluation of models and concepts -- 3. Modelling energy systems for developing countries -- 4. Renewable and low carbon energy as mitigation options of climate change for China's power sector -- 5. Scenarios for renewable...

Vietnam has experienced rapid economic growth over the past few decades, as well as growing environmental pressures. The country is therefore pursuing strategies for green transformations, which are the processes of restructuring to bring economies and societies within the planetary boundaries....