Social perceptions about a technological innovation for fuelwood cooking: Case study in rural Mexico
Social perceptions about a technological innovation for fuelwood cooking: Case study in rural Mexico
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.011
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发表时间：
2007-05-01
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9
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Merino, Leticia
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作者：
Troncoso, Karin;Castillo, Alicia;Merino, Leticia
在发展中国家，在明火中广泛使用传统生物量燃料，除了消耗大量薪柴外，还对健康造成严重影响。技术创新--即，改进炉灶-减少燃料消耗，解决室内空气污染对健康的影响。实施项目在世界各地都有开展，但成功率往往很低。对不同的人口和社会经济因素进行了分析，以解释低比率的原因，但几乎没有研究试图从用户的角度了解在选择不同烹饪技术时所涉及的因素。通过定性方法，我们记录了通过墨西哥一个非政府组织的实施方案采用改良炉灶的情况。结果表明，虽然该方案提高了公众的认识，但改进的炉灶并没有普及到最贫穷的阶层。社会经济水平与改良炉灶的采用呈正相关，但年龄和教育程度均不相关。支付炉子的费用似乎不是一个采用的因素。个人用户之间的差异比社区之间的差异更显着。最后，由于男子是主要的薪材采伐者，因此应将他们视为推广方案中的一个重要群体。(c)2007爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
The widespread use of traditional biomass fuels in open fires in developing countries brings about serious health effects, besides high fuelwood consumption. A technological innovation-i.e., improved cookstoves-reduce fuel consumption and address the health effects of indoor air pollution. Implementation projects have been conducted worldwide, but have frequently faced very low success rates. Different demographic and socio-economic factors have been analysed to explain low rates but there are almost no studies that try to understand, from the users' perspective, the factors involved when choosing among different cooking technologies. Through a qualitative methodological approach we documented the adoption of improved cookstoves through the implementation programme of a Mexican NGO. Results showed that although the programme raised public awareness, the improved cookstoves did not reach the poorest sector. The socioeconomic level was found positively correlated with the adoption of the improved cookstoves, but neither the age nor the educational levels were. payment of the stove did not seem to be an adoption factor. Differences among individual users were more significant than differences between communities. Finally as men are the principal fuelwood harvesters, they should be considered as an important group in diffusion programs. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.