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"'Future Megacities' is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through the funding priority 'Research for the Sustainable Development of Megacities of Tomorrow'"--Title page verso.

"In its main phase (2008-2013), the funding priority currently covers nine international projects in Future Megacities of Asia (Tehran-Region, Hyderabad, Urumqi, Hefel, Hochi Minh City), Africa (Casablanca, Addis Ababa, Gauteng) and Latin America (Lima). Each project focuses on a particular city working on a locally-relevant thematic issue within the broader context of energy efficiency and climate change"--Page 6.

Future megacities ; vol. 1

Energy and sun : sustainable energy solutions for future megacities / Ludger Eltrop, Ulrich Fahl

Governance of solar photovoltaic off-grid technologies in rural Andhra Pradesh : some implications from the field / Julian Sagebiel [and others]

Peri-urban linkages : improving energy efficiency in irrigation to enable sustainable urban transition / Christian Kimmich, Julian Sagebiel

The role of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants for South Africa's electricity generation / Thomas Telsnig, Enver Doruk Özdemir, Ludger Eltrop

Driven by the sun : the joined biogas, charcoal and erosion prevention project : an option for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Michael Porzig, Mike Speck, Frank Baur

Solar powered schools for Hyderabad, India : an attempt for decentralised energy production / Phungmayo Horam, Angela Jain, Christine Werthmann

Energy and space : housing design in urban context in the MENA region / Philipp Wehage, Elke Pahl-Weber

Assessment of the energy performance of buildings : a simplified calculation approach to visualise potentials and benefits / Simon Wössner, Johannes Schrade, Hans Erhorn

Extra low energy housing : Urumqi as a model city for Central Asia / Bernd Franke [and others]

Solar energy, empowerment, and sustainable housing : a South African case study / D. Mothusi Guy, Harold J. Annegarn, Ludger Eltrop

Energy-efficient micro-urban prototypes : the context of Iranian cities / Somaiyeh Falahat

Solar and other options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions : the reduction potential in the residential sector in Hyderabad, India / Jakob Höhne

Solar energy technologies : GHG abatement costs and potentials for Gauteng, South Africa / Thomas Telsnig [and others]

Technological and economic challenges in making Urumqi's PVC industry more energy efficient / Bernd Franke [and others]

Direct and indirect solar energy usage in Gauteng, South Africa : an energy system perspective / Jan Tomaschek [and others]

Potential of photovoltaic systems for social and economic empowerment in peri-urban and rural areas in South Africa / Bertine Stelzer, Nina Braun, Wolfgang Hofstaetter.

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