PurposeThe study investigates determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for laser land leveling (LLL) technology, its demand heterogeneity across individual farmers and plot characteristics and the technology's empirical impact on paddy productivity.Design/methodology/approachThe study applies the Becker-DeGroote, Marschak style to elicit the WTP for LLL technology and the Cragg model to examine the determinants of the WTP to capture both the demand decision and affordability.

Despite the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring clean and affordable energy for all, research on electricity affordability remains limited. This study employs a stochastic payment card method to elicit perceptions of reasonable electricity bills in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A “reasonable” bill is generally considered affordable for consumers and sufficient to cover provision costs. Our findings support this definition, revealing that respondents view reasonable bills as affordable for all, including their households, sufficient to recover provision costs, and accessible to the poor.

The engagement of households as investors in residential solar power distinctively contributes to decarbonizing electricity industry and achieving net-zero emission targets. However, the rapid expansion of rooftop solar power, followed by the phase-out of feed-in tariff, has stagnated investment in residential solar power technology.

The adoption of biodegradable fishing gear offers a potential solution to the pervasive issue of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), a major contributor to global marine plastic pollution. ALDFG not only harms marine ecosystems but also affects fishers and the seafood industry. Lack of fishers’ acceptance is an important barrier to policies and initiatives aimed at promoting the use of such gear.

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This book brings together knowledge on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, to bring societal change through sustainable economic growth and decent work for all by 2030.

This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts.

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Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature and level of devolution vary by country, all have potentially important implications for resource allocation, local ecosystem services, livelihoods and climate change. 

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