Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa
Abstract Energy is a fundamental requirement to sustain human life, but most people in rural areas do not have enough access to efficient and affordable energy resources. Socio-economic measures are increasingly used to determine household energy consumption patterns. The pattern of household energy...
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| author | Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure Nthaduleni Samuel Nethengwe Agnes Musyoki |
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Energy is a fundamental requirement to sustain human life, but most people in rural areas do not have enough access to efficient and affordable energy resources. Socio-economic measures are increasingly used to determine household energy consumption patterns. The pattern of household energy consumption represents the status of welfare as well as the stage of a country’s economic development. Household energy consumption is expected to increase in the future, along with growth in the economy and a rise in per capita incomes. This study was undertaken to understand the driving forces for energy preference in rural households, while reassessing the energy ladder and multiple fuel use. Two hundred questionnaires were administered to elicit information from respondents in Altein, Botsoleni, Makhovha and Thenzheni in the Thulamela municipality of South Africa. A non-parametric test (Chi-square) was used to determine the relationships amongst the factors influencing the use of fuelwood in the study area. Cramer’s V was used to test the association of the variables, the strength and the direction of the relationship. The results indicate that household income, educational level and employment status, cultural norms and values, are among the key determinants of the energy preference scale.
Keywords: rural households; energy consumption; energy ladder; energy preference |
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| spelling | doaj.art-304430ad3b3e4e6cb76a3b009ea9b5f92022-12-22T03:31:52ZengUniversity of Cape TownJournal of Energy in Southern Africa1021-447X2413-30512017-03-01281253410.17159/2413-3051/2017/v28i1a16351635Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South AfricaSolomon Eghosa Uhunamure0Nthaduleni Samuel Nethengwe1Agnes Musyoki2University of VendaUniversity of VendaUniversity of VendaAbstract Energy is a fundamental requirement to sustain human life, but most people in rural areas do not have enough access to efficient and affordable energy resources. Socio-economic measures are increasingly used to determine household energy consumption patterns. The pattern of household energy consumption represents the status of welfare as well as the stage of a country’s economic development. Household energy consumption is expected to increase in the future, along with growth in the economy and a rise in per capita incomes. This study was undertaken to understand the driving forces for energy preference in rural households, while reassessing the energy ladder and multiple fuel use. Two hundred questionnaires were administered to elicit information from respondents in Altein, Botsoleni, Makhovha and Thenzheni in the Thulamela municipality of South Africa. A non-parametric test (Chi-square) was used to determine the relationships amongst the factors influencing the use of fuelwood in the study area. Cramer’s V was used to test the association of the variables, the strength and the direction of the relationship. The results indicate that household income, educational level and employment status, cultural norms and values, are among the key determinants of the energy preference scale. Keywords: rural households; energy consumption; energy ladder; energy preferencehttps://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/1635energyenergy ladderhouseholdsincomemultiple approachsocio-economicSouth Africa. |
| spellingShingle | Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure Nthaduleni Samuel Nethengwe Agnes Musyoki Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa Journal of Energy in Southern Africa energy energy ladder households income multiple approach socio-economic South Africa. |
| title | Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa |
| title_full | Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa |
| title_short | Driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the Thulamela municipality, South Africa |
| title_sort | driving forces for fuelwood use in households in the thulamela municipality south africa |
| topic | energy energy ladder households income multiple approach socio-economic South Africa. |
| url | https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/1635 |
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