TY - GEN digital ID - 131561975 TI - Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Irrigation : A Socio-Technical Approach in South India AU - Sagebiel, Julian AU - Kimmich, Christian AU - Müller, Malte AU - Hanisch, Markus AU - Gilani, Vivek PY - 2016 SN - 9783319225159 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Social welfare methods KW - Economics KW - Relation between energy and economics KW - Electrical engineering KW - Applied physical engineering KW - Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Agronomy KW - Organization theory KW - Production management KW - Civil engineering. Building industry KW - energiebesparing KW - sociaal werk KW - duurzame energie KW - waterbehandeling KW - economie KW - landbouwbeleid KW - waterverontreiniging KW - energie (technologie) KW - milieubeleid KW - projectmanagement KW - India UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131561975 AB - This SpringerBrief reviews currently applied and potential solutions for improving the efficiency and quality of rural electricity supply in India, a major bottleneck for agricultural development. It provides background on the current state of supply and reviews recent and ongoing research and development projects. One selected project, designed and conducted by the authors, is outlined in detail. The research findings, project implementation, and evaluation are intended to provide development practitioners, policy makers, and applied researchers with experience from the field. At the core of this Brief is the integration of technical and social solutions, emphasizing the role of collective action, and the merits and demerits of small-scale, technically simple measures. ER -