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1. Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development.

Author

Esteban, María Dolores, Esteban, María Dolores, López-Gutiérrez, José-Santos, and Negro Valdecantos, Vicente

Subjects
Technology: general issues, BPSO, Basel, CO2 emissions, Dijkstra Algorithm, GA, Greece, HEM, Hybrid energy system, Jiangxi province, LMDI, Load scheduling, Monte Carlo Simulation, NEDC, NEV credit regulation, PHEV, PV sizing, RE in Bangladesh, RE prospects and challenges, RE regulations and policy, Tapio decoupling, WLTP, artificial neural network, battery storage, biomass, carrying capacity distribution, compact pigeon-inspired optimization, converters, cost analysis, design and performance, distributed generators, distribution system, economic growth, emergetic ternary diagrams, emergy, energy consumption, energy systems assessment, energy-growth nexus, environmental loading, fault, feasibility analysis, floating buoy, frequency control, geographic information systems, geothermal energy, grid integrated solar PV systems, grid reliability and voltage source converter, heaving point absorber, hierarchical control, hosting capacity, hydroelectric power station, induced seismicity, influence factors, integrated system, inverters, isolated systems, less developed regions, maximum power point tracking, maximum short-term generation, non-negative spring stiffness, off-grid electrification, offshore structure, offshore wind farms, optimization, optimization strategies, photovoltaic, photovoltaic carrying capacity, photovoltaic generation, photovoltaic power plants, photovoltaic spatial planning, photovoltaics (PV), planning adjustment, poroelasticity, portfolio analysis, power plant efficiency, power system stability, principal component analysis, pumped storage, reliability evaluation, renewable electricity, renewable energy, renewable energy resources, renewable manufacturing, renewable-growth hypothesis, residential energy-related CO2 emissions, simple payback period, site selection process, solar updraft tower, spatial and temporal variation, strategic planning, subsidy policy, sustainability, sustainable power generation, swarm intelligence, urban and rural regions, utility grid, variable renewable energy sources, wave energy converter, wave energy converters, wave overtopping rate, wind farm, wind power, wind power plants
Abstract

Summary: In the current scenario in which climate change dominates our lives and in which we all need to combat and drastically reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, renewable energies play key roles as present and future energy sources. Renewable energies vary across a wide range, and therefore, there are related studies for each type of energy. This Special Issue is composed of studies integrating the latest research innovations and knowledge focused on all types of renewable energy: onshore and offshore wind, photovoltaic, solar, biomass, geothermal, waves, tides, hydro, etc. Authors were invited submit review and research papers focused on energy resource estimation, all types of TRL converters, civil infrastructure, electrical connection, environmental studies, licensing and development of facilities, construction, operation and maintenance, mechanical and structural analysis, new materials for these facilities, etc. Analyses of a combination of several renewable energies as well as storage systems to progress the development of these sustainable energies were welcomed.

2. Regional skill relatedness:towards a new measure of regional related diversification

Author

Bram Timmermans and Rune Dahl Fitjar

Subjects
Industry classification, Economic growth, Norway, 05 social sciences, Geography, Planning and Development, knowledge spillovers, urban and rural regions, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 0507 social and economic geography, 021107 urban & regional planning, skill relatedness, 02 engineering and technology, Norwegian, Diversification (marketing strategy), Related variety, language.human_language, regional utvikling, økonomi, Geography, language, regions, Economic geography, Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210 [VDP], 050703 geography
Abstract

This paper proposes a novel index of regional skill-relatedness and calculates this measure for all Norwegian labour-market regions. Studies of regional related diversification rely on measures of related variety, which build on the industry classification hierarchy. However, the growing literature identifying similarities in knowledge and competences across industries demonstrates that these classifications fail to identify a great deal of actual skill relatedness, and that measures based on empirical measures of industry relatedness are required. The skill relatedness measure builds on labour mobility flows across industries to develop a relatedness matrix for Norwegian industries. It further uses social network analysis to identify the number of other regional industries to which each industry in a particular region is related. Comparing this measure to the related variety index, the analysis shows that the two measures are highly correlated, but that the regional skill relatedness index is able to identify more of the relatedness across industries. In particular, the related variety index tends to underestimate the level of relatedness in many of Norway’s most technologically sophisticated manufacturing regions, whereas these rank highly in the regional skill relatedness index. Consequently, the regional skill relatedness index represents a promising new tool for identifying relatedness in regional systems.

Published
2017

3. Population Change and New Firm Formation in Urban and Rural Regions

Author

Philip McCann, Heike Delfmann, Sierdjan Koster, Jouke van Dijk, and Urban and Regional Studies Institute

Subjects
Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Declin de la population, IMPACT, NETHERLANDS, GEOGRAPHY, Context (language use), DETERMINANTS, Regions urbaines et rurales, Firmengrundung, Population density, Stadtische und landliche Regionen, Regiones urbanas y rurales, Order (exchange), Urban and rural regions, New firm formation, media_common.cataloged_instance, Population growth, Bevolkerungsruckgang, European union, skin and connective tissue diseases, General Environmental Science, media_common, DECLINE, M13, General Social Sciences, Descenso de la poblacion, O18, Population decline, R11, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Geography, Negative relationship, Creacion de nuevas empresas, GROWTH, GERMANY, Demographic economics, Creation de nouvelles entreprises, sense organs, BIRTHS
Abstract

Many regions across the European Union, including regions in the Netherlands, face population decline, entailing changing demographics and related social and economic implications. This paper looks into the connection between population change and structure, and rates of new firm formation. Although it is clear that fewer people will eventually lead to fewer firms, as well as fewer new firms, it is assessed whether this negative relationship differs with the intensity of population change and across regional contexts. In order to establish the impact of population change on new firm formation, this paper examines data on population density, size, growth and decline, together with firm dynamics for the period 2003–09. The results show that the relationship between new firm formation and population change depends heavily on the regional context. The results indicate that new firm formation in urban regions tends to be negatively influenced by population change, while the impact in rural regions remains positive. In conclusion, clear differences are found in the intensity of the impact of population change on new firm formation according to the type of region. The regional context and the intensity of decline must be taken into account when determining the kind of coping mechanism needed to deal with the consequences of decline.

Published
2014

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