Title :
The effect of biogas technology adoption upon women living in poverty community
Author :
Ding, Wenguang ; Xian, Yunrang ; Wei, Yinli ; Wang, Lijun
Author_Institution :
MOE Key Lab. of Western China´´s Environ. Syst., Lanzhou Univ., Lanzhou, China
Abstract :
Field research in Xiyang County, Gansu province revealed that: after adopting biogas technology, the consumption amount of traditional energy has been greatly reduced, women\´s livelihood and hygiene have been improved, the incidence of disease has been reduced. Women were relieved from "time poverty" and "energy poverty", and they devoted more time to generating income and entertainment. The essay has also provided policy recommendation for using biogas alleviating poverty, hoping promote this career.
Keywords :
biofuel; diseases; energy consumption; entertainment; gender issues; hygiene; social sciences; Xiyang County; biogas alleviating poverty; biogas technology adoption; disease; energy consumption amount; energy poverty; entertainment; hygiene; income generation; living women; policy recommendation; poverty community; time poverty; women livelihood; Communities; Earth; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Humans; Presses; Seminars; Xiyang County; biogas; energy; poverty; women;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yichang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8162-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6058207
