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The Role of Renewable Energy Technology in Holistic Community Development (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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The Role of Renewable Energy Technology in Holistic Community Development (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Series: Springer Theses
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This thesis documents almost twenty years of the author's work on
the development and implementation of a new approach to holistic
community development in remote and disadvantaged villages in
Nepal. It describes the theoretical basis of the work, the main
research activities, and the practical outcomes of the implemented
programs. One of the fundamental cornerstones of holistic community
development is the provision of appropriate and sustainable
solutions for the long-term development of local communities. This
requires that people's own identified needs be recognized and
addressed in partnership with them in holistic ways. The author
explains the many synergies that result from this holistic approach
to community development. Another cornerstone of his approach is to
utilise the communities' locally available renewable resources for
long-term sustainable development. One of the key findings of the
thesis is that improved access to energy services, such as cooking
with a smokeless metal stove in a clean indoor environment, basic
indoor lighting, and increased food production and safe food
storage (through a greenhouse and a solar drier respectively), need
to be at the very heart of any long-term holistic community
development project. The thesis demonstrates that tapping into
locally available renewable energy resources and converting them,
through contextualized and locally manufactured renewable energy
technologies, has a central role in long-term holistic community
development programs. Such programs are successful because they
provide both appropriate technologies and life-changing experiences
for the local users involved.
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