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.

"This report is a review of the environmental impacts and the potential sustainability legacy of the 2010 World Exposition (Expo 2010) that took place in Shanghai, China from 1 May 2010 to 31 October 2010. It provides an objective appraisal of the environmental and social impacts of the six-month long event by examining its operations, its influences on the Shanghai Municipality and surrounding regions during this period and beyond, and its implications for similar events and in cities around the world."--P. 8.