scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF RISK AND MANAGING FLOOD DISASTER: A CASE STUDY OF RURAL COMMUNITY IN CZECH REPUBLIC

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Kumar Bera ◽  
Petr Daněk
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Perception Of Risk

Do Transport Vouchers Using Local Available Means Increase Attended Deliveries? A Case Study of a Rural Community in Uganda

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aloysius Mutebi ◽  
David Bishai ◽  
John Bua ◽  
Elisabeth Kiracho Ekirapa
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community

scholarly journals A Capabilities-Led Approach to Assessing Technological Solutions for a Rural Community

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1398
Author(s):  
Xinfang Wang ◽  
Rosie Day ◽  
Dan Murrant ◽  
Antonio Diego Marín ◽  
David Castrejón Botello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Energy Services ◽  
Grid Systems ◽  
Technological Interventions ◽  
Solution Design ◽  
Improve Access

To improve access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in rural areas of the global south, off-grid systems using renewable generation and energy storage are often proposed. However, solution design is often technology-driven, with insufficient consideration of social and cultural contexts. This leads to a risk of unintended consequences and inappropriate systems that do not meet local needs. To address this problem, this paper describes the application of a capabilities-led approach to understanding a community’s multi-dimensional energy poverty and assessing their needs as they see them, in order to better design suitable technological interventions. Data were collected in Tlamacazapa, Mexico, through site visits and focus groups with men and women. These revealed the ways in which constrained energy services undermined essential capabilities, including relating to health, safety, relationships and earning a living, and highlighted the specific ways in which improved energy services, such as lighting, cooking and mechanical power could improve capabilities in the specific context of Tlamacazapa. Based on these findings, we propose some potential technological interventions to address these needs. The case study offers an illustration of an assessment method that could be deployed in a variety of contexts to inform the design of appropriate technological interventions.

Did humans and natural forests coexist in close proximity? A case study of the Lateglacial and Holocene Mollusca in the Moravian Karst, Czech Republic

Boreas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Juřičková ◽  
Jitka Horáčková ◽  
Anna Jansová ◽  
Jana Škodová ◽  
Tereza Kosová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Moravian Karst

Economic evaluation of hybrid electrical systems for rural electrification: A case study of a rural community in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Paul C. Okonkwo ◽  
El Manaa Barhoumi ◽  
Wilfred Emori ◽  
Mahaad Issa Shammas ◽  
Paul C. Uzoma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Electrical Systems
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