Sociopolitical Drivers and Barriers to Development and Adoption of Biogas in Mokambo Peri-urban in Mufulira, Zambia: How Does Local Government Fail to Provide Renewable Energy?
(2020) SIMV24 20201Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
- Abstract
- Biogas has been acknowledged as one of the most important aspects for
sustainable development. It is a renewable energy technology being promoted
especially in developing countries for poverty reduction and climate change
action. Despite concerted efforts to alleviate poverty, production and adoption of
biogas remains very low in Zambia, and they prompt some questions: How do
institutional, situational, infrastructural and dispositional barriers affect the
production and adoption of biogas? How does the local government fail to
provide renewable energy? In search for answers, this study focuses on Mokambo
peri-urban area in Mufulira district. The transformations to sustainability,
transition arena, and adaptation and mitigation... (More) - Biogas has been acknowledged as one of the most important aspects for
sustainable development. It is a renewable energy technology being promoted
especially in developing countries for poverty reduction and climate change
action. Despite concerted efforts to alleviate poverty, production and adoption of
biogas remains very low in Zambia, and they prompt some questions: How do
institutional, situational, infrastructural and dispositional barriers affect the
production and adoption of biogas? How does the local government fail to
provide renewable energy? In search for answers, this study focuses on Mokambo
peri-urban area in Mufulira district. The transformations to sustainability,
transition arena, and adaptation and mitigation theories have been employed as
theoretical framework. Using qualitative method and case study as a strategy, I
engaged beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of biogas project to explore the
sociopolitical drivers and barriers to the development and adoption of biogas
technology. Among the driving factors of biogas production include the
protection of environment and climate change mitigation, poverty reduction, and
agricultural production. The findings show that the sociopolitical barriers to the
production and adoption of biogas include inadequate policies and strategies on
modern energy, lack of community awareness on Renewable Energy
Technologies (RET). Others are lack of titled land, intersectional inequality and
resistance to change. Further, findings reveal that the local government does not
provide any alternative sources of energy in the peri-urban area due to lack of
funds, staff capacity and expertise. This paper concludes with recommendations
and possible future research on biogas technology.
Keywords: biogas, renewable energy technologies, biodigester, adoption, barriers (Less)
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- Tembo, Andrew LU
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- SIMV24 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Biogas, renewable energy technologies, biodigester, adoption, barriers
- language
- English
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- 9027331
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@misc{9027331,
abstract = {{Biogas has been acknowledged as one of the most important aspects for
sustainable development. It is a renewable energy technology being promoted
especially in developing countries for poverty reduction and climate change
action. Despite concerted efforts to alleviate poverty, production and adoption of
biogas remains very low in Zambia, and they prompt some questions: How do
institutional, situational, infrastructural and dispositional barriers affect the
production and adoption of biogas? How does the local government fail to
provide renewable energy? In search for answers, this study focuses on Mokambo
peri-urban area in Mufulira district. The transformations to sustainability,
transition arena, and adaptation and mitigation theories have been employed as
theoretical framework. Using qualitative method and case study as a strategy, I
engaged beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of biogas project to explore the
sociopolitical drivers and barriers to the development and adoption of biogas
technology. Among the driving factors of biogas production include the
protection of environment and climate change mitigation, poverty reduction, and
agricultural production. The findings show that the sociopolitical barriers to the
production and adoption of biogas include inadequate policies and strategies on
modern energy, lack of community awareness on Renewable Energy
Technologies (RET). Others are lack of titled land, intersectional inequality and
resistance to change. Further, findings reveal that the local government does not
provide any alternative sources of energy in the peri-urban area due to lack of
funds, staff capacity and expertise. This paper concludes with recommendations
and possible future research on biogas technology.
Keywords: biogas, renewable energy technologies, biodigester, adoption, barriers}},
author = {{Tembo, Andrew}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Sociopolitical Drivers and Barriers to Development and Adoption of Biogas in Mokambo Peri-urban in Mufulira, Zambia: How Does Local Government Fail to Provide Renewable Energy?}},
year = {{2020}},
}