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A research agenda for a people-centred approach to energy access in the urbanizing global south

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  • Vanesa Castán Broto

    (The University of Sheffield)

  • Lucy Stevens

    (The Schumacher Centre)

  • Emmanuel Ackom

    (Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and UNEP DTU Partnership)

  • Julia Tomei

    (University College London)

  • Priti Parikh

    (University College London)

  • Iwona Bisaga

    (University College London)

  • Long Seng To

    (Loughborough University)

  • Joshua Kirshner

    (University of York)

  • Yacob Mulugetta

    (University College London)

Abstract

Energy access is typically viewed as a problem for rural areas, but people living in urban settings also face energy challenges that have not received sufficient attention. A revised agenda in research and practice that puts the user and local planning complexities centre stage is needed to change the way we look at energy access in urban areas, to understand the implications of the concentration of vulnerable people in slums and to identify opportunities for planned management and innovation that can deliver urban energy transitions while leaving no one behind. Here, we propose a research agenda focused on three key issues: understanding the needs of urban energy users; enabling the use of context-specific, disaggregated data; and engaging with effective modes of energy and urban governance. This agenda requires interdisciplinary scholarship across the social and physical sciences to support local action and deliver large-scale, inclusive transformations.

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  • Vanesa Castán Broto & Lucy Stevens & Emmanuel Ackom & Julia Tomei & Priti Parikh & Iwona Bisaga & Long Seng To & Joshua Kirshner & Yacob Mulugetta, 2017. "A research agenda for a people-centred approach to energy access in the urbanizing global south," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 2(10), pages 776-779, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:2:y:2017:i:10:d:10.1038_s41560-017-0007-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41560-017-0007-x
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