Household energy use in Uganda:

dc.contributor.authorDrazu, Candia
dc.contributor.authorOlweny, Mark R. O.
dc.contributor.authorKazoora, Goodman
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-19T12:51:51Z
dc.date.available2017-02-19T12:51:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper details patterns of energy consumption for domestic buildings in urban areas of Uganda. The paper shows the range of energy sources employed by households, the level of consumption of energy, as well as common appliances and equipment in use. The findings suggest strong demand for energy, but largely from solid fuel sources, with most households making use of firewood or charcoal for cooking. While currently low by world standards, electrical energy use was largely for lighting and entertainment. Efforts at increasing access to electricity to reduce pressures on dwindling forest resources, although a noble goal, has significant challenges, linked to limited and erratic availability of electricity, approaches to building design, as well as lifestyle transformations that contribute to a growth in energy demand. The study itself contributes to discourse on energy use and energy efficiency in buildings, filling the gap in the availability of information and geared to informing future policy and interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDrazu, C., Olweny, M. R. O. & Kazoora, G. (2015). Household energy use in Uganda: Existing sources, consumption, and future challenges, In Crawford, R.H. and Stephan, A. (eds.), Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment: 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, pp.352–361.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/403
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Architectural Science Association and The University of Melbourneen_US
dc.subjectHousehold energy useen_US
dc.subjectHousehold energy consumptionen_US
dc.subjectElectricityen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleHousehold energy use in Uganda:en_US
dc.title.alternativeexisting sources, consumption, and future challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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