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Bader Alaifan and Elie Azar
A net-zero energy community (NZEC) is a promising paradigm that can directly contribute to a sustainable building sector and infrastructure. This research presents a unique empirical techno-economic optimization and evaluation approach for NZEC potential...
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Rui Cunha Marques, Pedro Simões, Inês Machete and Thalita Fagundes
Water access is recognized as a human right by the United Nations since 2010. However, even when piped water is available, the economic crisis has limited poorer households to afford those services on a regular basis. Users become debtors as utilities fa...
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RALPH SONENSHINE, MICHAEL LIFSCHUTZ
Pág. Page:13 - 23Abstract
A key tenet of economic theory is that the economic actor who pays the tax is not necessarily the same as the actor who bears the burden of a tax. Tariffs, like any tax, result in higher domestic prices. The question is whether tariffs completely p...
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Hale Akbulut, Hüseyin Taylan Egen
Pág. 213 - 234
From the 1980s to onwards trade liberalization policies have been widely used in many countries. This process has significant impacts on many economic aspects one of which is on the labour market. However, the direction of the relationship between ...
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Muataz Dhaif and André Stephan
In hot and humid climatic conditions, cooling tends to dominate building thermal energy use. Cooling loads can be reduced through the adoption of efficient building envelope materials, such as Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). This study quantifies the...
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Rui Cunha Marques and Pedro Simões
The controversy between the performance of public and private ownership of water and wastewater services is common worldwide. In most cases, this discussion is biased due to ideological issues or insufficiency or inconsistency of information. This study ...
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Dwi Novirani,Hari Adianto
Pág. 152 - 160
The purpose of this study is to discuss the relationship between satisfaction with service quality, by determining the number of vehicles and the ideal tariff for passengers. This research was conducted on consumers who use the Bandung City Bus. The rela...
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Oliver Dzobo, Henerica Tazvinga, Chido Hermes Chihobo, Edward Chikuni
Recent policy discussions on energy use in Zimbabwe sparked interest in the economic case for energy efficiency, suggesting the need to investigate the relevant costs and benefits. This paper investigated the potential of energy efficiency in manufacturi...
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Jose Rui Moreira Reis
Pág. 247 - 264
Considerando a política de saneamento como um aspecto central da questão ambiental na contemporaneidade, o artigo aborda conceitos e princípios presentes na Lei Federal nº 11.445/07 e analisa o financiamento e o gasto público nas políticas de saneamento ...
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Alex Ximenes Naves, Victor Tulus, Elaine Garrido Vazquez, Laureano Jiménez Esteller, Assed Naked Haddad and Dieter Boer
The energy supplied by photovoltaic (PV) panels connected to the grid creates more flexibility for energy management; however, oversizing the PV system may result in an energy surplus, an essential factor to be considered during energy efficiency optimiz...
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