Article
Environmental Sciences
Bodie Cabiyo, Isha Ray, David Levine
Summary: Research conducted in Mulbagal, Karnataka reveals that respondents perceive the main value of LPG to be saving time rather than improving health. Gender norms and affordability challenges in low-income households contribute to delays in refilling LPG cylinders.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rob Bailis, Irene Mutisya, Susanne Hounsell, Kevin McLean
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of promoting modified cooking stoves in rural communities in Western Kenya. Families trained on rockbeds were more likely to adopt and use them consistently. Those trained by Sun24 or women leaders were more likely to use rockbeds daily.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ashenafi Manaye, Selemawit Amaha, Yirga Gufi, Berihu Tesfamariam, Adefires Worku, Haftu Abrha
Summary: In Ethiopia, biomass accounts for about 92% of household fuel consumption, leading to accelerated deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and land degradation. This study compared the performance of improved cookstoves (ICS) and traditional cookstoves (TCS) in terms of fuelwood savings and carbon emission reduction. The results showed that ICS significantly reduced wood consumption and CO2e emissions at the household level, highlighting their crucial role in reducing forest degradation and associated ecosystem loss.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Helen Hoka Osiolo
Summary: This study examines the gradual transition of households towards using multiple fuels and stoves, influenced by factors beyond socio-economic and demographic characteristics, including technology, market, and financial factors. In terms of combustion technology, there is a need for more strategies to promote energy efficiency and reduce pollution.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kelvin Chomanika, Ephraim Vunain, Stanley Mlatho, Mayamiko Minofu
Summary: Ethanol briquettes present a viable alternative to charcoal for cooking in Malawi. The design and retrofitting of combustion containers make them suitable for use with ethanol briquettes. The experimental results demonstrate higher calorific values for ethanol briquettes and faster boiling time in the stove. However, significant differences exist in fuel consumption and emission rates.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abubakari Ahmed, Denise P. Lozano Lazo, Kennedy A. Alatinga, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing rapid urbanization, which is leading to changes in the diets of urban residents. These diet changes are complex and influenced by various factors such as history, environment, socioeconomics, and politics. This study aims to understand and systematize the characteristics, drivers, and impacts of diet changes in Accra. The results highlight the need for comprehensive understanding of the processes shaping diet change in urbanization and the development of effective interventions for promoting healthy and sustainable urban diets.
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nibretu Kebede, Degefa Tolossa, Tamirat Tefera
Summary: The study found that factors such as education level, length of residence, type of home owned, and stove-operating costs have significant impacts on the choice of improved cook stoves (ICS); households in better homes are more likely to use Mirt and Lakech stoves compared to traditional three-stone stoves.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Gloria Boafo-Mensah, Fabrice Abunde Neba, Hoese M. Tornyeviadzi, Razak Seidu, Kwadwo Mensah Darkwa, Francis Kemausuor
Summary: Improved biomass cookstoves play a significant role in enhancing the efficiency of biomass fuel use. A new framework developed in this study integrates technical, economic, social/public health, and environmental factors to assess the performance potential of biomass cookstoves. Experiment results indicate that natural draft cookstoves perform better in economic and social/public health factors, while forced draft cookstoves rank higher in technical and environmental aspects.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Caroline A. Ochieng, Una Murray, John Owuor, Charles Spillane
Summary: Current research on cleaner cookstoves mainly focuses on women, leaving out men despite their decision-making role in households. There is a lack of understanding on what motivates men to purchase clean cookstoves, with men often viewing them as status symbols rather than necessities. This gender imbalance hinders household adoption of cleaner cookstoves.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Jacopo Bonan, Pietro Battiston, Jaimie Bleck, Philippe LeMay-Boucher, Stefano Pareglio, Bassirou Sarr, Massimo Tavoni
Summary: The study found that a training session providing information on an improved cookstove and the opportunity to purchase it had a significant impact on ownership and usage, but not on product knowledge or household welfare. It also showed evidence of diffusion beyond the intervention, with social interaction, particularly through imitation, playing a key role.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Marina Haro Aragu, Josefa Garcia-Mestanza, Lidia Caballero-Galeote
Summary: Stakeholders' participation is crucial for implementing sustainable development models at mass tourism destinations. This study analyzed the perceptions of residents, accommodation establishments, the academic community, and tourists in Seville to extract a definition of mass tourism. Findings indicate that while the majority acknowledge the presence of mass tourism in the city and view carrying capacity as a key factor for predicting this type of tourism, there is potential for transformation despite its unsustainable nature.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mona Abdo, Ernest Kanyomse, Rex Alirigia, Evan R. Coffey, Ricardo Piedrahita, David Diaz-Sanchez, Yolanda Hagar, Daniel J. Naumenko, Christine Wiedinmyer, Michael P. Hannigan, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Katherine L. Dickinson
Summary: The REACCTING intervention study in Northern Ghana showed that improved biomass cookstoves reduced biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation in adult primary cooks, but did not have a significant impact on anthropometric data or self-reported health outcomes.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Dzikri Firmansyah Hakam, Herry Nugraha, Agung Wicaksono, Raden Aswin Rahadi, Satria Putra Kanugrahan
Summary: The Indonesian government is facing a financial burden from energy subsidies, particularly the LPG subsidy for residential use. To utilize excess power and reduce subsidies, the government has implemented an induction stove program. However, there is limited research on the economics and policies of induction stove development in the electricity market.
ENERGY STRATEGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Business
Oksana Seroka-Stolka, Kamil Fijorek
Summary: This study aims to understand the impact of overall stakeholder pressure on corporate environmental competitiveness, including the pressures from primary and secondary stakeholders in this regard. It also explores the moderation effect of ISO 14001 adoption on the relationship between stakeholder pressure and environmental competitiveness. The results indicate a significant positive effect of stakeholder pressure on environmental competitiveness, with ISO 14001 adoption playing a moderating role in this relationship.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kalaivani Jayaraman, Sreenivasan Jayashree, Magiswary Dorasamy
Summary: Organizations are increasingly compelled to adopt sustainable business development due to the growing interest from stakeholders in pollution, environmental degradation, and their impacts on economic activities. To achieve this, organizations need to invest in green innovations. This study examines the influence of internal and external stakeholders on organizations pursuing sustainable development through green innovations. However, challenges such as rising energy usage and stakeholder concerns about pollution highlight the need for precautionary measures and incorporation of green innovation in all aspects of production.
Article
Fisheries
Ahmed Nasr-Allah, Alexandros Gasparatos, Alice Karanja, Eric Brako Dompreh, Seamus Murphy, Cristiano M. Rossignoli, Michael Phillips, Harrison Charo-Karisa
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carolyn Payus, Lim Ann Huey, Farrah Adnan, Andi Besse Rimba, Geetha Mohan, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Giulia Roder, Alexandros Gasparatos, Kensuke Fukushi
Article
Agronomy
Helen, Alexandros Gasparatos
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dompreh Eric Brako, Asare Richard, Gasparatos Alexandros
Summary: This study assesses the impact of certification standards on oil palm and cocoa smallholders in Ghana, finding that certification has a positive effect on farm yields, income, and multidimensional poverty. However, some certified cocoa smallholders have lower income diversification, increasing their vulnerability. It is recommended to strengthen farmers' income diversification through certification training and reinvestment of economic gains.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eric Brako Dompreh, Richard Asare, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: Certified cocoa and oil palm farmers in Ghana are found to be more food secure compared to uncertified farmers and food crop farmers, although the differences are not substantial. Certification standards would need to emphasize food security in order to truly enhance food security and sustainability of cocoa and oil palm production.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Kristie L. Ebi, Frances Harris, Giles B. Sioen, Chadia Wannous, Assaf Anyamba, Peng Bi, Melanie Boeckmann, Kathryn Bowen, Gueladio Cisse, Purnamita Dasgupta, Gabriel O. Dida, Alexandros Gasparatos, Franz Gatzweiler, Firouzeh Javadi, Sakiko Kanbara, Brama Kone, Bruce Maycock, Andy Morse, Takahiro Murakami, Adetoun Mustapha, Montira Pongsiri, Gerardo Suzan, Chiho Watanabe, Anthony Capon
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Alexandros Gasparatos, Abubakari Ahmed, Christina Voigt
Summary: Renewable energy contributes significantly to mitigating climate change, but its expansion may have negative impacts on biodiversity. To reduce these trade-offs, it is important to establish a strong evidence base, rationalize site selection and operational characteristics, and coordinate policy efforts at both national and international levels.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Marije Schaafsma, Felix Eigenbrod, Alexandros Gasparatos, Nicole Gross-Camp, Craig Hutton, Fiona Nunan, Kate Schreckenberg, Kerry Turner
Summary: The academic literature on trade-offs in ecosystem management lacks focus on justice and poverty reduction objectives. This paper aims to highlight the multidimensional nature of trade-offs in ecosystem services management for poverty alleviation and proposes the Balance Sheets Approach for decision-making. Case studies illustrate the necessity of combining 'positive' and 'value' approaches to analyze complex trade-offs in low-income settings.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jie Su, Daniel A. Friess, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: Mangrove restoration provides higher ecosystem benefits over unvegetated tidal flats, while generally lower than natural mangroves. Restoration outcomes depend on restoration age, species, and method.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
S. Mudombi, C. Ochieng, F. X. Johnson, G. von Maltitz, D. Luhanga, E. B. Dompreh, C. Romeu-Dalmau, A. Gasparatos
Summary: The study evaluates the livelihood outcomes of different types of engagement in biofuel crop production in southern Africa. Results suggest that households engaged in biofuel feedstock production tend to have higher incomes compared to those not engaged, especially in sugarcane areas. However, there are varied livelihood outcomes across different production modes and practices.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yin Long, Dabo Guan, Keiichiro Kanemoto, Alexandros Gasparatos
Summary: During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, household consumption patterns did not have a significant impact on overall carbon footprints compared to previous years (2015-2019). However, there were noticeable trade-offs between different consumption categories, with changes in food-related carbon footprints observed across all age groups since March, and in some cases since February.
Proceedings Paper
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
C. M. Payus, M. A. Refdin, N. Z. Zahari, A. B. Rimba, M. Geetha, C. Saroj, A. Gasparatos, K. Fukushi, P. Alvin Oliver
Summary: This study investigates the potential of utilizing durian husk as an adsorbent to improve water quality, particularly in reducing water hardness, electrical conductivity, and total dissolved solids. Results show that the removal efficiency of hardness concentrations by durian husk decreases significantly with dosage and settling time, while the removal efficiency for TDS and EC concentrations does not show the same trend. The novelty of this study lies in its use of on-site samples in the field, with lower initial concentrations compared to previous lab-scale studies.
MATERIALS TODAY-PROCEEDINGS
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hongru Hong, Alexandros Gasparatos
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Abubakari Ahmed, Alexandros Gasparatos
