Thermal comfort and cooling strategies in the Brazilian Amazon. An assessment of the concept of fuel poverty in tropical climates.

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	Thermal comfort and cooling strategies in the Brazilian Amazon. An assessment of the concept of fuel poverty in tropical climates.
	Energy Policy
	2020-02-25
出版年	2020
国家	英国
领域	地球科学 ; 资源环境
英文摘要	Antonella Mazzone,available online 25 February 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111256 Fuel poverty has increasingly been associated with thermal discomfort, health related issues and winter deaths in the Global North because it can force families to choose between food and a warmer environment. Juxtaposing the concept of fuel poverty in rural tropical areas of the Global South, it is likely that a similar pattern between fuel poverty and heat related illnesses can be found. A recent study shows that between 1.8 and 4.1 billion people, especially in India, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa will need indoor cooling to avoid heat related health issues. This paper aims to address a blind spot in the literature on the links between fuel poverty, thermal comfort and cooling strategies in the Brazilian Amazon. This study draws from current definitions and indicators of fuel poverty in the Global North and juxtaposes it in the context of tropical areas to understand how fuel poverty affects human health, livelihood strategies and social justice in rural communities that live in hot climates. To do so, this paper uses qualitative methods and a conceptual framework to guide the analysis. The author calls the intersection between vernacular architecture and sustainable cooling practices ‘energy relief’.
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来源平台	Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/270762
专题	地球科学资源环境科学
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