Renewable or non-renewable is a distraction from the bigger battle taking place over centralized and decentralized energy.

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In this event, participants will explore if and how cities in a developing country context can accelerate the development of their urban water management systems by by-passing conventional, centralized approaches and promoting more decentralized and flexible solutions that promise a higher degree of sustainability.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

The first axis looks at how leaders exercise their power, from centralized and top-down to decentralized and bottom-up.

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Some customers recommend a dramatic change in approach, from huge, centralized generation facilities to many smaller, safer, renewable generation facilities that are decentralized and closer to end-users.

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As the Fed replaces large decentralized financial markets with centralized decision making by a few central bank officials, it distorts incentives and interferes with price discovery, with negative consequences for the economy.

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