An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification

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dc.contributor.advisorHartzenburg, Trudien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDelport, Jacoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-28T14:36:55Z
dc.date.available2016-03-28T14:36:55Z
dc.date.issued1995en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe health benefits of a national household electrification programme are investigated. Cognisance is taken of the lack of utilisation of electricity by newly electrified households. The impact of electrification on air pollution levels and paraffin utilisation is investigated to establish the effect on morbidity due to respiratory infection, paraffln poisoning and bums. The reduced demand for health services stemming from a reduction in morbidity is quantified and its macroeconomic implications investigated. The implications that the results of this quantification process holds for the financing requirements of a national household electrification programme as well as the microeconomic factors underlying the success of such a programme are highlighted. Chapter 1 outlines the methodology that will be used to firstly establish the expected switch to electricity as sole energy-carrier by newly electrified households, secondly to establish the health implications of such a switch, and thirdly to quantify these health implications. Chapter 2 reports the results of the modelling exercise, chapter 3 the resulting health implications and chapter 4 the quantification process. Chapter 5 looks at the macroeconomic implications of the health benefits of electrification. Chapter 6 investigates the impact of the results of this thesis on the financing requirements of the electrification programme. Bibliography: pages 63-68.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDelport, J. (1995). <i>An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18288en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDelport, Jaco. <i>"An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18288en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDelport, J. 1995. An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Delport, Jaco AB - The health benefits of a national household electrification programme are investigated. Cognisance is taken of the lack of utilisation of electricity by newly electrified households. The impact of electrification on air pollution levels and paraffin utilisation is investigated to establish the effect on morbidity due to respiratory infection, paraffln poisoning and bums. The reduced demand for health services stemming from a reduction in morbidity is quantified and its macroeconomic implications investigated. The implications that the results of this quantification process holds for the financing requirements of a national household electrification programme as well as the microeconomic factors underlying the success of such a programme are highlighted. Chapter 1 outlines the methodology that will be used to firstly establish the expected switch to electricity as sole energy-carrier by newly electrified households, secondly to establish the health implications of such a switch, and thirdly to quantify these health implications. Chapter 2 reports the results of the modelling exercise, chapter 3 the resulting health implications and chapter 4 the quantification process. Chapter 5 looks at the macroeconomic implications of the health benefits of electrification. Chapter 6 investigates the impact of the results of this thesis on the financing requirements of the electrification programme. Bibliography: pages 63-68. DA - 1995 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1995 T1 - An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification TI - An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18288 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDelport J. An economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrification. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1995 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18288en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth Economicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherElectrificationen_ZA
dc.titleAn economic and financial evaluation of the health benefits of electrificationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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