Rural Energy for Sustainable Development: Participatory Assessment of Energy Resources

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Concept of development and sustainable development. 3. PRA methodologies—concept and applications. 4. Profile of the study area. 5. Energy availability. 6. Energy expenditure in household sector. 7. Energy expenditure in agriculture sector. 8. Energy expenditure in industrial and transport sector. 9. Impact of changing energy use pattern on rural communities. 10. Strategy for effective energy use. Annexures. Bibliography. Index.

"This book has adopted a holistic and exhaustive approach for studying the entire energy availability and consumption in different sectors of the village economy such as household, agriculture, industry and transportation. Systematic attempt has been made for identifying the energy demand-supply gap and there by suggesting suitable strategies for sustainable energy use. Besides, the assessment of current and future power scenario along with changing trends and impact analysis may help the planners and policy-makers for formulating realistic strategies for promoting use of appropriate technologies in rural area. In this venture efforts have been made to assess the rural energy scenario with the help of Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodologies. The use of Participatory Rural Appraisal methodologies along with other methods has made the information more reliable and relevant.

"This book will be of immense value to the policy-makers, research scientists, social workers, students and all those who are interested in assessment of energy resources through the participation of villagers." (jacket)