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Sustainable energy development in rural Asia

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  • Kui‐Nang Mak
  • Walter Shearer

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In considering the prospects for sustainable energy, most studies have focused on developments in the urban and industrial areas. However, in Asia where the bulk of the population continues to live in rural areas, it is essential to monitor the changes occurring in the countryside. Therefore, this paper examines the developments taking place in rural energy in Asia in general and focuses specifically on the situation in China. It is observed that a total reorganization of the energy picture is occurring in rural China with regard to both conventional and non‐conventional energy, as a result of the huge market for power and fuel created by rapid economic growth. This has led to new distribution networks for electricity (with the Chinese Government following the example of the US Rural Electrification Administration), fossil fuels and renewable energy systems. The growing affluence of the population coupled with rapid industrialization is producing far‐reaching changes in the transportation structure as well as in the household energy structure. The situation in China is seen to be comparable to that in other East and Southeast Asian countries, particularly those which combine a rapidly growing industrial sector with a large rural population engaged in agriculture, such as the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia.

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  • Kui‐Nang Mak & Walter Shearer, 1996. "Sustainable energy development in rural Asia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 20(4), pages 293-303, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:20:y:1996:i:4:p:293-303
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1996.tb00662.x
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