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Many cities have sought to replicate the urban bus public-private partnership (PPP) structures that succeeded at the beginning of the millennium, such as those implemented in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. These cities improved their public transportation systems in the face of rapid urbanization, rising air pollution, and increasing road safety incidents through these PPP interventions. Examining these past international experiences, and others, Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Bus Systems: An Analytical Framework for Project Identification and Preparation first challenges the assumption that PPP structures are always the optimal approach for improving urban bus systems. The authors use relevant case studies to demonstrate that structuring such PPPs in cities in the developing world requires tailor-made interventions that respond to local contexts. The authors identify essential elements for PPP feasibility and invite readers to consider alternative solutions for achieving the desired objectives. This book presents an analytical framework that public transportation practitioners can use to support the process of identifying and preparing appropriate technical, financial, and legal structures to improve urban mobility if a PPP is the preferred solution. It follows a detailed, risk-based approach to thoroughly analyze the challenges that might be experienced by cities that pursue private participation in proposed urban bus interventions. Using specific examples, the authors thoroughly analyze the risks and the specific potential planning-stage challenges likely to be encountered and suggest strategies for practitioners to respond to the local contexts and the various alternative solutions. This study builds upon international experiences, predominantly in Latin America and in PPPs focused on streamlining fleet provision and operation. Finally, the book helps to identify and defi ne bankable project structures that could respond well to local contexts and minimize risks.

Analytical Framework --- Bus Rapid Transit --- Capital Expenditure --- Development Bank --- Fleet Management --- Public-Private Partnership --- Urban Bus --- Urban Bus System --- Value For Money

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In the modern world, the competitiveness of bioenergy- and/or bioresources-related activities heavily depends on the effectiveness of supply chain management. A large number of multidisciplinary topics are involved in the bioresources and bioenergy production fields. Although the technical issues that are related with the topic are well-discussed and do not represent major barriers, supply chain management issues, such as design of the network, collection, storage or transportation of bioresources, are still considered as fundamental questions that need to be answered to enable the optimal exploitation of bioenergy and bioresources. Moreover, modeling of material and energy flows; identification of the dynamic character of the supply chains; available reverse logistics (waste management) alternatives; economic, social and environmental sustainability of bioresource supply chains; novelty in the applied business models; and decision support frameworks towards efficient supply chain management for bioenergy and bioresources present critical operational sustainability issues and business-making potential. This Special Issue, entitled “Supply Chain Management for Bioenergy and Bioresources”, seeks to contribute to the bioenergy and bioresources agenda through enhanced scientific and multi-disciplinary knowledge that may boost the performance efficiency of supply chain management and support the decision-making process of stakeholders. To that end, the Special Issue includes one extensive review on yellow and woody biomass supply-chain management, together with six original papers which span a number of innovative, multifaceted, technical developments that are related to all different echelons of supply chain management for bioenergy and bioresources.

supply-chain design --- strategic planning --- operational planning --- energy crop production --- crop residue --- dry above ground biomass --- soybean --- empirical models --- bilinear regression analysis --- agricultural operations --- energy use --- assessment tool --- workability --- machinery --- agricultural machinery --- fleet management --- auto-steering system --- collaborative operating system --- flow-shop --- simulation --- field experiment --- Fuzzy Cognitive Maps --- photovoltaic solar energy --- scenario analysis --- decision-support --- energy management --- bioenergy --- efficiency of bio-resources --- decision support system --- multi-criteria analysis --- sustainability --- neuro-fuzzy --- ANFIS --- neural networks --- soft computing --- fuzzy cognitive maps --- energy forecasting --- natural gas --- prediction

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With the announcement of the European Green Deal, which defines a set of policy initiatives aimed at achieving a 50–55% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and making Europe climate neutral in 2050, the challenge of energy transition becomes even more critical. The transformation of national energy systems towards sustainability is progressing throughout all Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, yet the goals and results are different. Most EU Member States have made substantial progress towards meeting their long-term commitments of emissions reductions. However, some bloc members have struggled to meet their obligations. An effective energy transition requires the introduction of appropriately designed policy instruments and of robust economic analyses that ensure the best possible outcomes at the lowest costs for society. In this context, this Special Issue aims to bring into the discussion the challenges that CEE countries have to face and overcome while undergoing energy transition.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- climate change --- food security --- grand challenges --- multiple factor analysis --- regional studies --- renewable energy --- sustainable development goals --- support systems --- energy policy --- cogeneration --- capacity market --- individual cogeneration premium --- trade globalization --- financial globalization --- CO2 emissions --- real GDP per capita --- bootstrap panel Granger causality --- EU transition economies --- photovoltaics --- renewable energy sources --- “My Electricity” --- renewable energy policy --- Poland --- “Mój Prąd” --- grant --- renewable energy grants --- renewable energy support --- economic appraisal --- social discount rate --- Ramsey formula --- consumption rate of interest --- social opportunity cost --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- green energy transformation --- sustainable development --- energy cooperatives --- coopetition --- Renewable Energy Communities --- management --- households --- energy consumption --- platform --- EU ETS --- CO2 --- emissions trading --- energy companies from Central and Eastern Europe --- decarbonisation --- energy transition --- low-carbon technology --- climate and energy policy --- indicators --- biomass --- electric vehicle --- electromobility --- energy balance --- efficiency engines --- clustering --- charging stations --- data analysis --- hydrogen cells --- energy law --- customer preferences --- electric car --- PHEV --- driving technique --- limestone sorbents --- flue gas desulphurisation --- FGD gypsum --- coal-fired power plants --- climate policy --- capacity adequacy --- linear programming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- lockdown --- electricity demand profiles --- Polish energy mix --- energy transition in Poland --- social acceptance --- carbon emissions --- fleet electrification --- sustainable mobility --- fleet management --- energy mix --- onshore wind --- risk assessment --- cash-flows --- discount rate --- cost of capital --- cost of equity --- district heating --- decarbonization --- energy efficiency --- Hubgrade --- remuneration mechanism --- power generation --- new investments --- combined heat and power --- optimization --- thermal energy storage --- uncertainty --- climate change --- food security --- grand challenges --- multiple factor analysis --- regional studies --- renewable energy --- sustainable development goals --- support systems --- energy policy --- cogeneration --- capacity market --- individual cogeneration premium --- trade globalization --- financial globalization --- CO2 emissions --- real GDP per capita --- bootstrap panel Granger causality --- EU transition economies --- photovoltaics --- renewable energy sources --- “My Electricity” --- renewable energy policy --- Poland --- “Mój Prąd” --- grant --- renewable energy grants --- renewable energy support --- economic appraisal --- social discount rate --- Ramsey formula --- consumption rate of interest --- social opportunity cost --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- green energy transformation --- sustainable development --- energy cooperatives --- coopetition --- Renewable Energy Communities --- management --- households --- energy consumption --- platform --- EU ETS --- CO2 --- emissions trading --- energy companies from Central and Eastern Europe --- decarbonisation --- energy transition --- low-carbon technology --- climate and energy policy --- indicators --- biomass --- electric vehicle --- electromobility --- energy balance --- efficiency engines --- clustering --- charging stations --- data analysis --- hydrogen cells --- energy law --- customer preferences --- electric car --- PHEV --- driving technique --- limestone sorbents --- flue gas desulphurisation --- FGD gypsum --- coal-fired power plants --- climate policy --- capacity adequacy --- linear programming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- lockdown --- electricity demand profiles --- Polish energy mix --- energy transition in Poland --- social acceptance --- carbon emissions --- fleet electrification --- sustainable mobility --- fleet management --- energy mix --- onshore wind --- risk assessment --- cash-flows --- discount rate --- cost of capital --- cost of equity --- district heating --- decarbonization --- energy efficiency --- Hubgrade --- remuneration mechanism --- power generation --- new investments --- combined heat and power --- optimization --- thermal energy storage --- uncertainty

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With the announcement of the European Green Deal, which defines a set of policy initiatives aimed at achieving a 50–55% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and making Europe climate neutral in 2050, the challenge of energy transition becomes even more critical. The transformation of national energy systems towards sustainability is progressing throughout all Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, yet the goals and results are different. Most EU Member States have made substantial progress towards meeting their long-term commitments of emissions reductions. However, some bloc members have struggled to meet their obligations. An effective energy transition requires the introduction of appropriately designed policy instruments and of robust economic analyses that ensure the best possible outcomes at the lowest costs for society. In this context, this Special Issue aims to bring into the discussion the challenges that CEE countries have to face and overcome while undergoing energy transition.

climate change --- food security --- grand challenges --- multiple factor analysis --- regional studies --- renewable energy --- sustainable development goals --- support systems --- energy policy --- cogeneration --- capacity market --- individual cogeneration premium --- trade globalization --- financial globalization --- CO2 emissions --- real GDP per capita --- bootstrap panel Granger causality --- EU transition economies --- photovoltaics --- renewable energy sources --- “My Electricity” --- renewable energy policy --- Poland --- “Mój Prąd” --- grant --- renewable energy grants --- renewable energy support --- economic appraisal --- social discount rate --- Ramsey formula --- consumption rate of interest --- social opportunity cost --- renewable energy sources (RES) --- green energy transformation --- sustainable development --- energy cooperatives --- coopetition --- Renewable Energy Communities --- management --- households --- energy consumption --- platform --- EU ETS --- CO2 --- emissions trading --- energy companies from Central and Eastern Europe --- decarbonisation --- energy transition --- low-carbon technology --- climate and energy policy --- indicators --- biomass --- electric vehicle --- electromobility --- energy balance --- efficiency engines --- clustering --- charging stations --- data analysis --- hydrogen cells --- energy law --- customer preferences --- electric car --- PHEV --- driving technique --- limestone sorbents --- flue gas desulphurisation --- FGD gypsum --- coal-fired power plants --- climate policy --- capacity adequacy --- linear programming --- COVID-19 pandemic --- lockdown --- electricity demand profiles --- Polish energy mix --- energy transition in Poland --- social acceptance --- carbon emissions --- fleet electrification --- sustainable mobility --- fleet management --- energy mix --- onshore wind --- risk assessment --- cash-flows --- discount rate --- cost of capital --- cost of equity --- district heating --- decarbonization --- energy efficiency --- Hubgrade --- remuneration mechanism --- power generation --- new investments --- combined heat and power --- optimization --- thermal energy storage --- uncertainty