scholarly journals On the Impact of Trade in a Common Property Renewable Resource Oligopoly

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Benchekroun ◽  
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri ◽  
Dina Tasneem
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals On the impact of trade in a common property renewable resource oligopoly

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 102304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Benchekroun ◽  
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri ◽  
Dina Tasneem
Keyword(s):  
Common Property ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Non-renewable Resources and the Intergenerational Equity Problem in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Norman Adamson Sigalla King
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Economic Trend ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Intergenerational Equity ◽  
Future Price ◽  
Nonrenewable Resource ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Source Of Information

This study examines the intergenerational equity problem of Saudi Arabia, a country that is highly dependent on oil, a non-renewable resource, for most of her income. The first part which is introductory covers the definition of the main concepts, the importance of energy and the Saudi Arabian economic trend. The second part covers oil production and the alternative and future strategies. The paper has articulated documentation as the major source of information, while maintaining review through thinking holistically as the drive to making analyses of the discussion. It is a case study design as it focuses on Saudi Arabia. The third part of the paper discusses the challenges to models, alternatives, and the impact of future price of oil. The paper concludes that managing an economy which has the strength of nonrenewable resource such as oil, need highly adept understanding of resource management while containing other industrial products to support the economy.

scholarly journals Economic growth and the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Greiner ◽  
Lars Gruene ◽  
Willi Semmler
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Predictive Control ◽  
Capital Stock ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Negative Externality ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe paper considers the transition of an economy from non-renewable to renewable energy. We set up a canonical growth model with damages in the household's welfare function and two energy sources – non-renewable and renewable energy. To produce renewable energy a capital stock must be built up. A socially optimal solution is considered that takes into account the negative externality from the non-renewable energy. We also study how the optimal solution can be mimicked in a market economy by policies using subsidies and tax rates. To solve the model numerically, we use Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. We study when a transition to renewable energy takes place and whether it occurs before the non-renewable resource is exhausted. In addition, we analyze the impact of the initial values of the non-renewable resource and of the capital stock on the time of paths of the variables.

The impact of shadow prices and farmers' impatience on the allocation of a multipurpose renewable resource in Ethiopia

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailemariam Teklewold
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Allocation Pattern ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Land Management Practice ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn a mixed farming system in which farmyard manure (FYM) is considered an important multipurpose renewable resource that can be used to enhance soil organic matter, provide additional income and supply household energy, soil fertility depletion could take place within the perspective of the household allocation pattern of FYM. This paper estimates a system of FYM allocation regressions to examine the role of returns to FYM and farmers' impatience on the propensity to allocate FYM to different uses. We parameterize the model using data from a sample of 493 households in Ethiopia. Results indicate a heightened incentive for diverting FYM from farming to marketing for burning outside the household when returns to selling FYM and the farmer's discount rate are high. These reveal the need for policies that will help to reduce farmers' impatience and encourage the substitution of alternative energy sources to increase the use of FYM as a sustainable land management practice.

Evolution of national heritage inventories for Scotland and Wales

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter McKeague ◽  
David Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the origins and development of national inventories in Scotland and Wales from paper-based records to digital databases. The impact of digital technologies on data management and dissemination is considered. Design/methodology/approach – Exploring the evolution of historic environment inventories in Scotland and Wales highlights the common issues faced and solutions adopted. In considering the longue durée, the durability and flexibility of information is highlighted. Findings – Inventories may combine locational, descriptive and visual material to help document a fragile, finite and non-renewable resource. They provide the evidence base for decision making and stewardship in managing change, stimulating interest in and valuing the historic environment. Contribution to recognised inventories should be a requirement for activities documenting the historic environment. Digital technologies shape the expectations of a modern inventory and associated digital archives, with emphasis placed on the repurposing of inventory contents so that they can better contribute to an information network serving multiple audiences. Social implications – Transformation from paper records to digital data has radically enhanced and democratised access to knowledge about the historic environment. Digital delivery helps place heritage data within mainstream societal activities and fosters public interest and engagement in the historic environment. Originality/value – Inventories are the foundation building blocks of informed decision making. Digital technologies have transformed these resources to help place the historic environment within mainstream societal activities and interest.

scholarly journals Thermal and Mechanical Properties of the Biocomposites of Miscanthus Biocarbon and Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zonglin Li ◽  
Christoff Reimer ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Amar K. Mohanty ◽  
Manjusri Misra
Keyword(s):  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Linear Thermal Expansion ◽  
Renewable Resource ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Chain Mobility ◽  
Rich Material ◽  
The Impact

Miscanthus biocarbon (MB), a renewable resource-based, carbon-rich material, was melt-processed with poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) to produce sustainable biocomposites. The addition of the biocarbon improved the Young’s modulus of PHBV from 3.6 to 5.2 GPa at 30 wt % filler loading. An increase in flexural modulus, up to 48%, was also observed. On the other hand, the strength, elongation-at-break and impact strength decreased. Morphological study of the impact-fractured surfaces showed weak interaction at the interface and the existence of voids and agglomerates, especially with high filler contents. The thermal stability of the PHBV/MB composites was slightly reduced compared with the neat PHBV. The biocarbon particles were not found to have a nucleating effect on the polymer. The degradation of PHBV and the formation of unstable imperfect crystals were revealed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. Higher filler contents resulted in reduced crystallinity, indicating more pronounced effect on polymer chain mobility restriction. With the addition of 30 wt % biocarbon, the heat deflection temperature (HDT) became 13 degrees higher and the coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) decreased from 100.6 to 75.6 μm/(m·°C), desired improvement for practical applications.

Message from JRM Editor-in-Chief

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Takita
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Analog To Digital ◽  
The Past ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The Impact

Rapid advances in semiconductors over the last 4 decades has enabled the transition from analog to digital systems and CPU progress from an 0.5 MHz clock rate to 3.5 GHz or higher multi-core processors. Robot-controlled devices also switching from analog to digital has made possible control with a high degree of freedom. Advances like these are expected to continue. On the other hand, an individual human is able to create new high-performance devices and systems by acquiring scientific and technological knowledge of the past generations through education and individual effort. The transmission of technology to next generations is seen as a critical issue in many fields. I believe, however, that one viable method for doing so is by publishing scientific and technological papers and building a knowledge base that is the common property of the human race — which I see this as one of our most important mission. Since its start in 1989 as the worlds’ first journal covering the mechatronics field in addition to robotics, our mission at the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (JRM) has been to make the latest developments and information on Japan’s cutting-edge robotics and mechatronics discoveries widely available to readers overseas. Co-editing the JRM with the Robotics and Mechatronics Division, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers(JSME) from April 1999 has ended at December 2013, and we now make a fresh return to the JRM’s founding principles as our top priority in this year.I on behalf of the Editorial Board would therefore like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to the past members of our editorial board, to those who contributed their papers to JRM, and to our many domestic and overseas readers. It is our strong resolve to continue upholding the principles we set forth at the time of our founding and to continue disseminating the latest in robotics and mechatronics technologies, taking full advantage of the merits of a journal which does not depend on specific academic societies. In doing this, we are asking for your continuing support as contributors and readers. In the last few years, the impact factor (IF) of the Science Citation Index (SCI) by Thomson Reuters, has been established as a set of evaluation criteria for academic journals that has been applied in some circles to the evaluation of academic papers. Even though there exists some controversy centering on the topic of scientific paper evaluation and the use of impact factors in European and American standards, it remains highly important that we maintain the highest standards of quality in those papers that are published in the JRM. This is done for the purpose of continuing to ensure that the JRM remains highly evaluated worldwide. We are asking for the ongoing support of our contributing researchers, engineers, and readers in this, our continued effort, towards inclusion in the Web of Science.Rest assured that we will continue to provide interesting, intriguing and valuable scientific information as we have in the past.

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