The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages.

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dc.contributor.advisorFuggle, Richard Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBest, Marcen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-04T18:59:13Z
dc.date.available2015-03-04T18:59:13Z
dc.date.issued1979en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVery little information is available on domestic fuel consumption in African villages in Southern Africa. And yet, it is a problem that concerns a large number of people, and which is contributing to environmental deterioration. At three villages, in Lesotho, Transkei and KwaZulu, the collection and consumption of wood, dung and paraffin were recorded. The largest quantities of energy are consumed in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly below Lesotho). The total consumption of energy largely depends on the availability of wood. When wood becomes scarce, dung is burnt for heat and cooking. Paraffin is used for light, and for cooking by some women. Wood and dung are burnt at efficiencies of below 3%. The most obvious short term solution, to shortages of energy, is to raise the efficiency with which fuel is burnt. In the long term, alternative energy sources must be developed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBest, M. (1979). <i>The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12563en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBest, Marc. <i>"The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1979. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12563en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBest, M. 1979. The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Best, Marc AB - Very little information is available on domestic fuel consumption in African villages in Southern Africa. And yet, it is a problem that concerns a large number of people, and which is contributing to environmental deterioration. At three villages, in Lesotho, Transkei and KwaZulu, the collection and consumption of wood, dung and paraffin were recorded. The largest quantities of energy are consumed in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly below Lesotho). The total consumption of energy largely depends on the availability of wood. When wood becomes scarce, dung is burnt for heat and cooking. Paraffin is used for light, and for cooking by some women. Wood and dung are burnt at efficiencies of below 3%. The most obvious short term solution, to shortages of energy, is to raise the efficiency with which fuel is burnt. In the long term, alternative energy sources must be developed. DA - 1979 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1979 T1 - The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages TI - The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12563 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12563
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBest M. The scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1979 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12563en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe scarcity of domestic energy : a study in three villages.en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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