Browsing by Subject "Rural development"
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Acceso a la electricidad y desarrollo rural
(2021-10-01)
Article
Open AccessEl acceso a la electricidad influye significativamente en muchos aspectos de la sociedad y se reconoce su importancia en la vida cotidiana. OBJETIVO. Analizar la literatura sobre el acceso a la electricidad en zonas rurales, ... -
Ad-hoc heuristic for design of wind-photovoltaic electrification systems, including management constraints
(2020-12)
Article
Open AccessIsolated electrification systems based on renewable energy are a suitable option for providing many rural communities in developing countries with access to electricity. In particular, the design of wind-photovoltaic systems ... -
Agrarismo y ordenación del territorio en el siglo XIX: del poblamiento racional al fomento de la población rural
(1984-01)
Article
Open AccessThe debate on the origins and nature of applied geography and regional planning appears to be stated in analogous terms to the birth of modern urbanism. Not only utopian intellectuals but also “civil servants” have meditated ... -
Amb Argèlia, una col.laboració diferent.
(2009-03-06)
Audiovisual
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Análisis económico y de gestión de la Fazenda de casa Do Gaiato
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-04-15)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionLa Casa do Gaiato es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja en la acogida y educación de jóvenes procedentes de las calles, actualmente dispone de una explotación agropecuaria con una extensión aproximada de 800 ... -
Artificial Intelligence in rural off-grid Polygeneration Systems: A Case Study with RVE.Sol focusing on Electricity Supply & Demand Balancing
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-17)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionGrowing data generation and increasing computational power accelerate the advance of machine learning (ML) as a subsection of artificial intelligence in various sectors, while in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) electrification ... -
Biological treatment of organic waste in wastewater: towards a circular and bio-based economy
(MDPI, 2022)
Book
Open AccessThis Special Issue focused on innovative solutions for the biological treatment of organic waste from wastewater. In particular, research articles included in this SI are related to: Process mechanisms and operation, ... -
Can social capital help Indian smallholder farmers? Analysis of its impact on rural development, agricultural efficiency, production and risk
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-04-26)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis research project intends to investigate empirically the potentials of Social Capital to act as a mechanism to improve the performance of India's small-holder agriculture. The study employs both a qualitative and ... -
Economic spill-over of food quality schemes on their territory
(2021-05-13)
Article
Open AccessWe study the effect of a set of food quality scheme (FQS) products within the local economy using a local multiplier approach based on LM3 methodology. To evaluate the effective contribution within the local area, we compare ... -
“El valle bajo”: una vall rural productiva: projecte de desenvolupament rural a través dels canals de reg
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Grup de Recerca en Urbanisme, 2022-12)
Article
Open AccessThe relationship between water and territory has always been and continues to be crucial. However, the dynamics derived from urbanization and industrialization processes and the impact of climate change have damaged an ... -
¿Existe planeación sustentable de los asentamientos rurales?: el caso de Baja California
(Centre de Política del Sòl i Valoracions - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-06)
Article
Open AccessEl desarrollo rural en México tiene tres propósitos: impulsar el crecimiento económico, abatimiento de la pobreza y cuidado de los recursos naturales. Sin embargo, en materia de asentamientos rurales se carece de claridad ... -
Exploring land use dynamics in rural areas: an analysis of eight cases in the Global North
(2024-06)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyRural areas are pivotal in the global economy, hence rural development planners and decision makers face significant technical and information management challenges, hindering their ability to assess sustainable development ... -
Feasibility study of biomass hybrid micro-plants for mini-grid based electricity services in rural communities in Ghana
(2014)
Conference lecture
Open AccessElectricity access is key in driving socio economic development. Since Ghana initiated its National Electrification Scheme (NES) 20 years ago, access has risen to 72%, with over 88,000 communities yet to be electrified. From ... -
Habitat and habitants in the Catalan Pyrenees: dynamics and policies for under-populated high-mountain villages
(2009-03)
Article
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Innovación rural: categorías de pueblos innovadores en el contexto rural europeo
(Departament d'Urbanisme i Ordenació del Territori (DUOT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, España / Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio (DUyOT). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España / Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo. Universidad Federal del Paraná (UFPR). Curitiba, Brasil, 2022)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper is part of the PhD thesis on European rural depopulation, whose focus is to make visible the innovations that occur in this environment, and use them as an input to revitalize other towns. Measurement parameters ... -
Introducción a las arquitecturas de las comunidades autosuficientes : desarrollo del manual para proyectar comunidades autosuficientes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-06-20)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreementIntroducció a l'entesa i a la creació de comunitats autogestionades des de la comprensió històrica, i la realització d'un manual. -
Millora de l'habitatge a Nepal
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-05-14)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEs tracta d’un projecte cooperatiu d’una durada inicial de 2 anys a Nepal, 4 mesos dels quals vaig ser allà. Aquest projecte rep el nom d’AWASUKA. La paraula Awasuka està formada per les inicials de les paraules nepaleses ... -
Multicriteria analysis of renewable-based electrification projects in developing countries
(2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessThe design of wind-photovoltaic stand-alone electrification projects that combine individual systems and microgrids is complex and requires from support tools. In this paper, a multicriteria procedure is presented in detail, ... -
Network dimensioning and base station on/off switching strategies for sustainable deployments in remote areas
(2017-12)
Article
Open AccessThis paper provides a methodology for the dimensioning of the access network in remote rural areas, considering the progressive introduction of cellular services in these regions. A 3G small cell (SC) network with one or ... -
Proposta d'aprofitament per a les feixes de la masia Can Tobella, Esparreguera
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2009-09-20)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessAquest TFC és una proposta per desenvolupar un jardí agrícola a les feixes de la masia Can Tobella, Esparreguera. Avui la masia no es activa i un grup de joves fa servir les seves instal•lacions pels cap de setmana. ...
