Choice of Energy Paths
Its Implications for Rural Energy Poverty in Less Developed Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12164048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Corinne Ong (0000-0002-5931-8334, Livingstone College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 733-748 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society & Natural Resources (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-1920 • E-ISSN: 1521-0723 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08941920.2015.1020583 |
| OpenAlex | W1485700950 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Rural energy poverty constitutes a global concern, as it infringes on human well-being and the social and economic development prospects of a country. In recent years, renewable energy has gained increasing traction for its potential to alleviate rural energy poverty in less developed countries (LDCs). Yet despite the value of renewable energy in mitigating energy poverty, no cross-national study that assesses the effects of renewable energy on rural energy poverty is known to exist. This study also recasts the relationship between energy regimes and energy poverty, by drawing on perspectives from energetic theory and environmental inequality. The findings reveal that renewable energy does exert a positive effect on rural electrification in the countries studied. In addition, higher gross national income (GNI) per capita and use of conventional fuels are found to relate positively to rural electrification. The results point to the relevance of energy regimes and their role in the development of LDCs
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Electricity · Electrification · Energy policy · Energy poverty · Natural resource economics · Per capita · Population · Poverty · Renewable energy · Rural electrification · Sociology · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
Energy and Society
The Health and Wealth of Nations
Environmental Justice
Inequality Reexamined
Position in the World-System and National Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
Global Warming as a By‐product of the Capitalist Treadmill of Production and Consumption—The Need for an Alternative Global System
Experiencing Environmental Inequality
The Effects of Primary Sector Foreign Investment on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Agriculture Production in Less-Developed Countries, 1980-99
Energy Strategy
Global Warming and the Neglected Greenhouse Gas
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |