energy, environment and sustainable development

[...]... Uqaili and K Harijan (eds.), Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-0109-4_4, # Springer-Verlag/Wien 2012 7 Modeling of Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development B.K Bala Abstract Previous efforts on modeling of energy and environment are critically examined and the structure of energy and environment system model is described The modeling of energy and environment. .. illustrate the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable development Policymakers need methods for measuring and assessing the current and future effects of energy use on human health, human society, air, soil, and water Energy indicators for sustainable development: guidelines and methodologies, IAEA (Energy indicators for sustainable development: guidelines and methodologies, Vienna,... of energy and environment for sustainable development is a highly complex system containing technological, environmental, and socio-economic components The problem cannot be solved in isolation; an integrated and systems approach is needed For clear understanding of this complex system before its implementation, it must be modeled and simulated Here, we present a computer model of energy and environment. .. electrification of an isolated island-Sandwip in Bangladesh using genetic algorithm Energ Sustain Dev 13:137–142 Sustainable Development Indicators for Energy in Pakistan Abdul Khalique Ansari and Imran Nazir Unar Abstract The strong challenges of sustainable development are as diversified and complex as the human societies and natural ecosystems around the world Sustainable development requires the participation... energy and environmental planning for sustainable development Keywords Climate change • Emission • Energy • Energy scenarios • Environment • LEAP • Modeling • Simulation • System dynamics B.K Bala (*) Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh e-mail: bkbalabau@yahoo.com M.A Uqaili and K Harijan (eds.), Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, ... a tool that models energy and environmental scenarios and it is used to project demand situations In LEAP demand sector, each of the major energy consuming sectors – residential, industrial, and transportation – is represented separately and energy demands are compiled B.K Bala Biomass Supply Animal Wastes Energy Demand Residential Agricultural Industry Transport Commercial Environmental Database Agril... the carbon market due to variations in the price of natural gas and the design of the price collar 2.1 Description of Energy and Environment System A typical energy and environment system often consists of various components such as energy supply/demand, processing and transformation technologies, electricity generation, and emissions to environment Energy supply options are typically classified as fossil... pyrolysis and gasification to recover the refused derive fuel (RDF) and gas from the waste This technology is being used to treat the hazardous waste and MSW for energy recovery purposes China is recovering the landfill gas from the landfills and utilizing for electricity generation, leachate treatment and also converting it to compressed natural gas (CNG) N Yong-Feng Department of Environmental Science and. .. crop production, and cattle population to project agricultural wastes and animal wastes [25] and these were used as input to LEAP to project crop and crop wastes, and animal wastes 3 Simulated Results 3.1 Energy Scenarios Demands for biomass fuels, natural gas, oil, and electricity in Bangladesh in 1995 were 67.25%, 16.51%, 9.66%, and 3.55%, respectively Computer projections of energy demand by fuel type... needs immediate attention for sustainable development and also reducing system loss and using end-use efficiency improvement devices can save considerable amount of electric energy [26] The power grid cannot reach everywhere Yet, there are alternatives and these are mini-grids for supply of energy, information, and communication using renewable energies for rural development and economic growth [27] Since . management and conservation, envi- ronmental engineering and management, renewable and emerging energy s ys- tems, biological and chemical treatment , waste treatment and management, and energy and environmental. Haider Plenary Lecture: South Asia and Management of Energy Security 7 Musarrat Jabeen Modeling of Ene rgy and Environment for Sustainable Development 9 B.K. Bala Sustainable Development Indicators for. susan.buckingham@brunel.ac.uk M.A. Uqaili and K. Harijan (eds.), Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-0109-4_1, # Springer-Verlag/Wien 2012 1 Keynote Speech: Development of Solid Waste