A Choice Experiment Study on Fuel Preference of Kibera Slum Households in Kenya
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- 英文论文题名：A Choice Experiment Study on Fuel Preference of Kibera Slum Households in Kenya
- 论文作者：Aya Yonemitsu ; Mary Njenga ; Miyuki Iiyama ; Shusuke Matsushita
- 英文论文作者：Aya Yonemitsu ; Mary Njenga ; Miyuki Iiyama ; Shusuke Matsushita ; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences ; University of Tsukuba ; World Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF) ; the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences ; University of Tsukuba
- 年：2015
- 作者机构：Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences,University of Tsukuba;World Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF);the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences,University of Tsukuba;
- 英文论文关键词：Charcoal ; charcoal briquettes ; Kenya ; fuel consumption ; biomass energy ; urban poor
- 会议召开时间：2015-03-01
- 会议录名称：International Journal of Environmental Science and Development Vol.6 No.3
- 语种：英文
- 分类号：F416.2
- 学会代码：CDYA
- 学会名称：成都亚昂教育咨询有限公司
- 页数：5
- 文件大小：1164k
- 原文格式：D
摘要
In Kenya, charcoalis an important energy resource for cooking.As better energy alternatives become available and affordable in developing countries, households tend to switch from traditional biomass to modern fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, kerosene, and electricity.Meanwhile, fuel briquettes recycled from charcoal dust are gaining popularity as alternate fuel in urban poor households.The valuing of energy services is important for policy planning and for improving the socioeconomic conditions and environments of households.The objective of this study is to better understand the relative importance of fuel substitution, especially with regard to charcoal, fuel briquettes, and kerosene, and the factors associated with their choice.To estimate the product-specific factors, we conduct a choice experiment study in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, by applying a conditional logit model and random parameter logit model.The study revealed household preferences for modern energy sources and several characteristics affecting consumer choice.
In Kenya, charcoalis an important energy resource for cooking.As better energy alternatives become available and affordable in developing countries, households tend to switch from traditional biomass to modern fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, kerosene, and electricity.Meanwhile, fuel briquettes recycled from charcoal dust are gaining popularity as alternate fuel in urban poor households.The valuing of energy services is important for policy planning and for improving the socioeconomic conditions and environments of households.The objective of this study is to better understand the relative importance of fuel substitution, especially with regard to charcoal, fuel briquettes, and kerosene, and the factors associated with their choice.To estimate the product-specific factors, we conduct a choice experiment study in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, by applying a conditional logit model and random parameter logit model.The study revealed household preferences for modern energy sources and several characteristics affecting consumer choice.
In Kenya, charcoalis an important energy resource for cooking.As better energy alternatives become available and affordable in developing countries, households tend to switch from traditional biomass to modern fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, kerosene, and electricity.Meanwhile, fuel briquettes recycled from charcoal dust are gaining popularity as alternate fuel in urban poor households.The valuing of energy services is important for policy planning and for improving the socioeconomic conditions and environments of households.The objective of this study is to better understand the relative importance of fuel substitution, especially with regard to charcoal, fuel briquettes, and kerosene, and the factors associated with their choice.To estimate the product-specific factors, we conduct a choice experiment study in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, by applying a conditional logit model and random parameter logit model.The study revealed household preferences for modern energy sources and several characteristics affecting consumer choice.
引文
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[3]F.Mugo and C.Ong,―Lessons of eastern Africa‘s unsustainable charcoal trade,"ICRAF Working Paper,vol.20,pp.1-22,2006.
[4]S.Mutimba and M.Barasa,―National charcoal survey:Summary Report.Exploring the potential for a sustainable charcoal industry in Kenya,"Energy for Sustainable Development Africa(ESDA),pp.4-22,June 2005.
[5]W.H.Maes and B.Verbist,―Increasing the sustainability of household cooking in developing countries:Policy implications,"Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,vol.16,pp.4204–4221,May 2012.
[6]E.N.Chidumayo and D.J.Gumbo,―The environmental impacts of charcoal production in tropical ecosystems of the world:A synthesis,"Energy for Sustainable Development,vol.17,pp.86–94,April 2013.
[7]T.H.Mwampamba,A.Ghilardi,K.Sander,and K.J.Chaix,―Dispelling common misconceptions to improve attitudes and policy outlook on charcoal in developing countries,"Energy for Sustainable Development,vol.17,pp.75–85,Feb.2013.
[8]M.Njenga,A.Yonemitsu,and N.Karanja et al.,―Implications of charcoal briquette produced by local communities on livelihoods and environment in Nairobi-Kenya,"Int.Journal of Renewable Energy Development,vol.2,no.1,pp.19–29,Jan.2013.
[9]M.Njenga,N.Karanja,G.Prain,J.Malii,P.Munyao,K.Gathuru,and B.Mwasi,―Community-based energy Briquette production from urban organic waste at Kahawa Soweto Informal Settlement,Nairobi,"Urban Harvest Working Paper Series,p.5,Oct.2009.
[10]M.Arnold,G.K?hlin,and R.Persson,―Woodfuels,livelihoods,and policy interventions:Changing perspectives,"World Development 34,no.3,pp.596–611,Mar.2006.
[11]M.Kojima,―The role of liquefied petroleum gas in reducing energy poverty,"Oil,Gas,and Mining Policy Unit Working Paper,Extractive Industries for Development Series,vol.25,Dec.2011.
[12]B.Kebede,―Energy subsidies and costs in urban Ethiopia:The cases of kerosene and electricity,"Renewable Energy,vol.31,no.13,Oct.2006.
[13]A.Brew-Hammond and F.Kemausuor,―Energy for all in Africa—to be or not to be?"Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability,vol.1,pp.83–88,Oct.2009.
[14]O.Masera,B.Saatkamp,and D.Kammen,―From linear fuel switching to multiple cooking strategies:A critique and alternative to the energy ladder model,"World Development,vol.28,no.12,pp.2083–2103,Dec.2000.
[15]A.Mekonnen and G.K?hlin,―Determinants of household fuel choice in major cities in Ethiopia,"Working Papers in Economics,vol.399,pp.1–18,Oct.2009.
[16]J.Nansaior,A.Patanothai,A.T.Rambo,and S.Simaraks,―Climbing the energy ladder or diversifying energy sources?The continuing importance of household use of biomass energy in urbanizing communities in Northeast Thailand,"Biomass and Bioenergy,vol.35,pp.4180–4188,Oct.2011.
[17]Nairobi Urban Sector Profile,UN-Habitat.,Nairobi,2006.
[18]S.Karekezi,J.Kimani,and O.Onguru,―Energy access among the urban poor in Keny,"Energy for Sustainable Development,vol.12,no.4,pp.38–48,Dec.2008.
[19]D.Mc Fadden,Conditional Logit Analysis of Qualitative Choice Behavior,New York:Academic Press,1973,pp.105–142.
[20]I.Krinsky and A.Robb,―On approximating the statistical properties of elasticities,"The Review of Economics and Statistics,vol.68,no.4,pp.715–719,Nov.1986.