Studying household decision-making context and cooking fuel transition in rural India

Malakar, Yuwan

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2017.12.006

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“…They rarely consider the experience of females within a household and the potential benefits associated with fuel transition (Bhide & Monroy, ; Ryan, ). This situation may be reinforced in resource‐scarce environments where financial means limit the adoption of multiple technologies; Malakar's () study of 12 households in Chittoor, India indicates that services like TV and phone are in competition with cooking fuel with a preference towards TV indicated by some participants.…”

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“…Knowledge about the benefits and use of modern fuels through education, social ties, or technology is an important factor (Malakar, ;Pachauri & Rao, ; Rosenthal et al, ). Investigating continued biogas cooking fuel use among 315 farmers in Punjab, Pakistan, Yasmin and Grundmann () find that continued use is related to knowledge about appropriate use.…”

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“…Investigating continued biogas cooking fuel use among 315 farmers in Punjab, Pakistan, Yasmin and Grundmann () find that continued use is related to knowledge about appropriate use. A qualitative study in Chittoor, India finds that safety concerns and a lack of understanding of use and benefits reduce the likelihood of LPG adoption even in a policy environment conducive to LPG adoption (Malakar, ). Community cooking demonstrations were found to be highly influential in promoting adoption as they showcase cost savings and the correct use overcoming safety concerns.…”

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Understanding the household cooking fuel transition

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Bagchi‐Sen

2019

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Three billion people use biomass and other harmful cooking fuels (e.g., charcoal) worldwide. This poses a significant risk to health and deters human development. Policies have been implemented to promote the use of modern cooking fuels, but the outcomes have been uneven. The problem continues to affect the poor, especially in rural and remote areas, in disproportionate ways. While technological solutions exist, widespread adoption has been slow due to various barriers to transition at the household level. In this paper, we provide a review of the findings from studies on household cooking fuel transition to show the various factors that affect the process. We not only acknowledge the role of policy but also emphasize the need for understanding the mismatch between broader policy and local household response to policy surrounding cooking fuel use. K E Y W O R D Sclean cooking fuel and technologies, cooking fuel, energy access, energy policy, households

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2019

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“…More serious is a tendency for families to abandon CCS and revert ('backslide') to biomass-fuelled cookstoves [14]; behaviour that echoes concerns about the sustained use of improved sanitation systems as it undermines the health benefits associated with sustained and exclusive use of 'improved' technologies [9,18,19]. A need has therefore been identified for better understandings of how user-based and socio-cultural influences on cooking practice [20][21][22][23] interact with existing energy services to not only influence CCS uptake but also their sustained use [12,24,25].…”

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The influence of incentives and instructions on behaviour in driving simulator studies

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Burnett

2019

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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Drawing on qualitative data from three contrasting sites in Benue state, Nigeria, this paper explores how and why cooking system use and priorities vary over time and space as well as the influence of household air pollution (HAP)-related health risks on fuel and stove choices. The findings indicated that cooking system choices were constrained by economic and access considerations linked to spatio-temporal variations in fuel cost, availability and service quality coupled with socio-cultural and utilitarian influences on cooking practices. Respondents demonstrated strong preferences for wood-fuelled traditional stoves although shifts in fuel use between wet and dry seasons were observed. Stove and fuel 'stacking' were widely practised to meet different cooking requirements and minimise risks from (often seasonal) variations in fuel prices, access and reliability of supply. 'Backsliding' from clean to solid biomass fuels was observed when families outgrew their improved cookstoves or considered biomass to be more affordable, reliable, accessible or safer. There was limited awareness or concern about HAP-related health risks and smoke was valued for preserving food and signalling food security. Attention is drawn to the value of integrating household risk perceptions into improved cookstove promotion and behaviour change initiatives to better understand constraints to the adoption and sustained use of clean cooking systems. The paper concludes by highlighting the benefits of monitoring household cooking system stacks (rather than the 'main' fuel/stove used) for analysing how their components vary over space and time and providing insights into the effectiveness of measures taken to reduce HAP exposure.

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“…Solutions exist, yet have either remained beyond reach, or failed to resonate with, those people who are most in need. The challenge has also been found to be more than an economic or affordability problem (Malakar, 2018); instead framed within a complex decision-making process consistent with local conditions and the social, cultural and political context where these decisions are made (Sovacool, 2013, Ferrer-Martí et al, 2012, Terrapon-Pfaff et al, 2014, Drupady and Sovacool, 2012. A deeper understanding of these decisionmaking processes and context is crucial to support effective policy and program design.…”

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Energy access transitions in South Asia: a study of positive deviance and the enabling mechanisms for social change at the community level

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Ensuring modern energy access for all is understood to be a necessary ingredient for alleviating poverty, achieving shared prosperity and social justice. As such, the goal is now recognised as a critical development priority for the international community, explicit as Sustainable Development Goal 7. Yet despite global efforts, many communities in developing countries do not have access to the energy services that sustains many aspects of modern life.Understanding the individual, household and social (community) level interactions with respect to the energy choices that people make is crucial to support effective policy and program design. Yet, understanding these social interactions remains a critical research gap in energy scholarship. The primary goal of the research, therefore, aims to address this gap in the literature by examining the drivers and mechanisms -i.e. leadership, personal and collective motivation, and/or the nature of

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Studying household decision-making context and cooking fuel transition in rural India

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