The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fuggle, Richard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Best, Marc George | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-26T14:17:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-26T14:17:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-26T12:28:19Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 par2ffin were recorded. The larges~ quantities of energy are consumed . .in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly belong Lesotho). the total consumption of energy largely depends on the availability tv of wood. wood becorr.es scarce, 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 effi8iency with which fuel is burnt, In the long term, alternative energy sources must be developed. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Best, M. G. (1979). <i>The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Best, Marc George. <i>"The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1979. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Best, M.G. 1979. The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Best, Marc George 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 par2ffin were recorded. The larges~ quantities of energy are consumed . .in KwaZulu with the least in the Transkei (only slightly belong Lesotho). the total consumption of energy largely depends on the availability tv of wood. wood becorr.es scarce, 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 effi8iency with which fuel is burnt, In the long term, alternative energy sources must be developed. DA - 1979 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Domestic fuel consumption LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1979 T1 - The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages TI - The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Best MG. The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages. []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1979 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38854 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Environmental and Geographical Science | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.subject | Domestic fuel consumption | |
| dc.title | The consumption of energy for domestic use in three African villages | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MSc |