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| Renewable energy and sustainable development Vöhringer, Max |
| Main title | Renewable energy and sustainable development |
| Subtitle | an impact assessment of micro and mini hydel projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Author | Vöhringer, Max |
| No. of Pages | VI, 75 S. |
| Series | Berlin geographical papers ; 37 |
| FU dept. or institution | Department of Earth Sciences |
| Other affiliation(s) | Centre for Development Studies (ZELF), Inst. of Geographical Sciences |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
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| Classification (DDC) | 627 Hydraulic engineering |
| Type of document | Monograph, text |
| Media type or format | Text |
| Abstract | |
| Table of contents | 1 Global climate policy and the impact of local projects.....................................1 2 Analytical background and research concept ................................................3 2.1 The concept of Sustainable Development and its assessment .......................... 3 2.2 Rural electrification – High expectations and some critical issues..................... 4 2.3 Research outline and questions.............................................................. 6 3 Regional setting: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan ...................................................7 3.1 Overview, natural preconditions and mixed mountain agriculture .................... 7 3.2 Utilisation and management of water and forest resources ............................ 8 3.3 Present state of the energy sector........................................................ 10 3.4 Socio-economic transition processes...................................................... 12 4 The micro and mini hydel projects ........................................................... 15 5 Research procedure and methodology....................................................... 17 5.1 Collection, analysis and evaluation of the primary data .............................. 17 5.2 Reflections on the representativeness of the data and the research procedure .. 18 6 Three case study villages ....................................................................... 21 6.1 Bargo Bala - A village with a large summer settlement and very deficient electricity supply ................................................................................. 22 6.2 Ahmedabad - Close proximity to Central Hunza and limited but stable electricity supply ................................................................................. 25 6.3 Sumayar - Booming gemstone mining and trade and an extended electricity supply............................................................................................... 25 7 Ecological dimension ............................................................................ 27 7.1 Impacts on the local environment and water utilisation practices .................. 27 7.2 Complex parameters of energy resource choices....................................... 31 7.2.1 Fuel wood as the primary energy basis with varying supplementary resource uses ................................................................................... 31 7.2.2 Household expenses for energy resources .......................................... 37 8 Social dimension.................................................................................. 43 8.1 Improved illumination, varying use of appliances, and the everyday life .......... 43 8.2 Educational effects of electrical lighting and information technologies............ 48 8.3 Impacts on indoor health conditions and medical services ........................... 50 8.4 Electricity and the complex causalities determining workloads of women ........ 52 9 Economic dimension............................................................................. 57 9.1 Off-farm employment and qualification opportunities in the hydel projects ...... 57 9.2 Impacts on economic activities and income generation ............................... 58 9.2.1 Cottage industries and their working conditions .................................. 59 9.2.2 Expansion of small businesses and industries, their premises, and related income effects ................................................................................. 60 10 Synthesis and Conclusion ..................................................................... 67 10.1 Summary of results ......................................................................... 67 10.2 Recommendations for enhanced Sustainable Development impacts of rural electrification projects and conclusions for the global climate policy .................. 69 References ........................................................................................... 71 |
| Language | English |
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| Static URL | http://edocs.fu-berlin.de/docs/receive/FUDOCS_document_000000006335 |
| Created at | 19.08.2010 - 13:20:39 |
| Last changed | 14.03.2012 - 15:40:02 |
