Overview
- Analyses and explores the African energy industry, from a management perspective
- Provides both theoretical and empirical contributions which demonstrate how to effectively ensure sustainability in Africa
- Focuses on developing regions within Africa and compares these to the global energy environment
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Policy and Cross-Cutting Issues
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Front Matter
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Management and Cross-Cutting Issues
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Energy Transition: Clean Technology, Sustainability, and Affordability
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About this book
Bringing together conceptual, theoretical and evidence-based contributions from a diverse set of experts, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of energy in Africa, from a management perspective. Taking a closer look at the global energy environment and security in developing areas of the region, the authors discuss the significance of energy policy to the socio-economic growth of the continent. This important book tackles the challenge of ensuring sustainability in Africa and focuses on both fossil fuels and renewable energy. Essential reading for researchers interested in energy management, sustainability, and energy policy, this noteworthy collection of interdisciplinary contributions provides examples of effective energy management in Africa.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sola Adesola is a Senior Lecturer in International Organisations and Corporate and Business Law in the Oxford Brookes Business School at Oxford Brookes University, having previously held research positions in manufacturing management at Cranfield University, UK. Sola is Director of Studies in energy policy, entrepreneurship and university interaction. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy.
Feargal Brennan is Director of the Offshore Engineering Institute at the University of Strathclyde, UK, having previously held senior positions at Cranfield University and University College London. Feargal is a leading authority on the integrity of offshore oil and gas structures and the development of offshore renewables including wind, wave, and tidal stream. He has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energy in Africa
Book Subtitle: Policy, Management and Sustainability
Editors: Sola Adesola, Feargal Brennan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91301-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91300-1Published: 29 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08217-8Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91301-8Published: 14 August 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 237
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Business, Sustainability Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Systems