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Fires, fuel & the fate of three billion : portraits of the energy impoverished / / Gautam N. Yadama ; photographs by Mark Katzman ; with contributions from Pratim Biswas [and five others]



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Autore: Yadama Gautam N Visualizza persona
Titolo: Fires, fuel & the fate of three billion : portraits of the energy impoverished / / Gautam N. Yadama ; photographs by Mark Katzman ; with contributions from Pratim Biswas [and five others] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
Disciplina: 333.79/630954
Soggetto topico: Poor families - India
Fuel - India
Household appliances - Energy conservation - India
Sex role - India
Women - India - Social conditions
Altri autori: BiswasPratim  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Mark S. Wright, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis -- Prologue -- The energy impoverished : seeking a greater understanding of a complex and wicked problem -- Narrative one: women, wood, and burning -- Patchwork lives in the Satkosia Gorge -- Narrative two: land & living -- The paradox of Kutch -- Narrative three: stalled by tradition -- Energy on the islands of Brahmaputra -- Narrative four: cause & effect -- Feedback loops in andhra pradesh and rajasthan -- Narrative five: searching for agency -- The power of people and communities -- Epilogue -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgements.
Sommario/riassunto: Inside small homes and huts throughout the developing world, billions of people burn fires in rudimentary stoves to prepare their meals and heat their homes. Besides providing heat, these stoves also release large amounts of dense black soot, which has a staggeringly negative impact on the health, ecosystems, and advancement of the poor in the developing world. Fires, Fuel, and the Fate of 3 Billion examines the complex nexus of issues at play in the developing world's use of crude cookstoves -- factors such as poverty, energy, environment, and gender inequality. Melding succinct prose, scient
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ISBN: 0-19-933669-5
0-19-933668-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790758403321
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