کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7454070 1484412 2014 17 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of energy in development processes-The energy poverty penalty: Case study of Arequipa (Peru)
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The role of energy in development processes-The energy poverty penalty: Case study of Arequipa (Peru)
چکیده انگلیسی
This paper empirically assesses energy poverty from an end-user perspective. The concept of an energy poverty penalty is developed arguing that people that are deprived of a certain level of energy service quality (e.g. lack access to the grid) spend more money on energy relative to their total income than people who enjoy better energy service quality. Additionally, it is tested whether these people also pay more in absolute terms given the same income level measured by asset indices. Both conditions are met in the analysis of a conducted dataset consisting of 342 households and micro-businesses in the rural area of Arequipa, Peru. Mobile phone network coverage is used as proxy for remoteness criteria and to build data strata, thus facilitating model replication for different geographical areas and a systematic measurement of structural handicaps. It is further shown that it serves as a better proxy for remoteness than the mere measure of distance to the capital. Income is proxied by two forms of asset indices further representing pure asset poverty and multidimensional poverty. The penalty is found to be most prevalent in the lowest income segments. The paper sheds light on the relationship between energy poverty, remoteness and implications for the people's development opportunities. The proof of the energy poverty penalty has strong implications for the present perception of energy poverty. Its existence raises questions on the impact of this penalty with respect to causing a trap that is delaying (rural) development at the household level or even prohibiting the development path. It leads to further discussion on the causality between energy service quality and economic development at low-income segments in a country.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy for Sustainable Development - Volume 18, February 2014, Pages 83-99
نویسندگان
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