Energy Economics, Finance, and Management in Developing and Emerging Economies provides a comprehensive exploration of how developing nations can navigate the challenges of energy transition while managing scarce resources. With a focus on practical strategies, the book delves into economic frameworks, financing mechanisms, and management practices tailored for emerging economies. By addressing the interplay between global energy dynamics and local constraints, it equips policymakers, researchers, and industry professionals with actionable insights to foster sustainable development and economic resilience.
The book also emphasizes the critical role of innovation, community engagement, and international collaboration, highlighting case studies, best practices, and adaptable solutions designed for diverse socio-economic contexts.
Chan, Jin Hooi: -
Jin Hooi Chan is a Professor of Sustainable Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at Greenwich Business School, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom. Prof. Chan has about 30 years of extensive industry and academic experience. He worked in the environmental consulting and renewable energy sectors in Europe and Asia, developing a portfolio of multimillion dollar renewable energy projects for major investors, and providing advisory and research services to many national energy and electricity firms. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist, registered in the United Kingdom.
He was trained at the University of Cambridge in sustainable development and energy policy and industrial structure, with full scholarships from Shell-Chevening and the ESRC- Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Dorothy Hodgkin Award. His research in sustainable development and climate change encompasses several subjects (policy analysis, ethical finance and financial innovation, ESG and climate risks and litigation, firm strategies and green transitions, SME and entrepreneurship ecosystem, and social psychology-behavioural change), and ventures into several sectors (renewable energy; fintech, crowdfunding, and e-commerce; tourism and hospitality; eco- and social enterprises; creative industries; and heritage and cultural sector). Prof. Chan is a prolific writer who has published widely in reputable peer-reviewed academic journals and industry outlets, including many top- ranked academic journals, such as Industrial Marketing Management, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, International Journal
of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Current Issues in Tourism, City, Culture and Society, and Singapore Economics Review. He sits on various editorial boards of highly reputable journals and is a member of the ESRC (UK) Research Council's Peer-Review College, and an external grant reviewer for the British Academy, where he reviews grant proposals.
Lean, Hooi Hooi: -
Hooi Hooi Lean is a Professor of Economics in the School of Social Sciences of Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia). Prof. Lean has authored more than 200 scholarly articles and academic book chapters. Her works have been published in many reputed international journals and publications. She was listed as one of the Top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University and one of the Top 1000 Scientists in the field of Economics and Finance by Research.com. Prof. Lean serves as the Specialty Chief Editor for Energy Economics in Frontiers in Environmental Economics.
