What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.04.007
Abstract: Solar cookers have been tested and studied in various settings, but despite their envisioned benefits – reduction of deforestation, economic benefits, improved health, and empowerment of women – results have been modest at best. This… read more here.
Keywords: literature; solar cooking; cooking unverified; unverified assumptions ... See more keywords
Identifying local needs for post-disaster recovery in Nepal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.02.005
Abstract: This study uses the perspectives of disaster-affected people to examine local recovery needs. The household resettlement and early reconstruction practices in Barpak VDC following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal provide a case study. A qualitative… read more here.
Keywords: identifying local; needs post; recovery needs; local needs ... See more keywords