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1、(2011届)本科毕业设计(论文)外文翻译外文题目:ChallengestoachievingasuccessfultransitiontoalowcarboneconomyinSouthAfrica:examplesfrompoorurbancommunities出处:SpringerScience+BusinessMedia作者:ThuliN.Mdluli&ColeenH.VogelAbstractSouthAfricafacesseveraldevelopmentchallengesincludin
2、gthoselinkedtoclimatechange.EnergyusageinSouthAfrica,forexample,isalreadyconstrainedbecauseofarangeofdevelopmentchallenges(thedependenceoncheapcoalasaheatingsource;energyavailability;access;affordabilityofalternativeenergysources;andarangeofhealthimpacts,
3、includingairpollution).Notwithstandingcallsforatransitiontoalowcarboneconomy,therehavebeenfew,recentassessmentsinSouthAfricaofthecostsassociatedwithsuchatransition,particularlythesocialandeconomiccostsforthepoorwhouseenergyinavarietyofways.Inthispaperwefo
4、cusontryingtounravelsomeofthecomplexenergy-usebehaviourincludingunderstandingwhatdrivesconsumersinresourcepoorareastochooseandusepersistentlyriskyenergyoptions.Analysisofqualitativedataintwotownshipareas,DoornkopandKwaguqa,showsthattownshiphouseholds,whet
5、herelectrifiedornot,continuetoburncoal.Inbothstudyareas,anestimated80%ofelectrifiedhouseholdsburncoalforspaceheatingandcookingandalsomakeuseofmultiplefuelsourcesforarangeofactivities.Althoughthemajorobstaclespreventingpeoplefromdiscontinuingdomesticcoalco
6、mbustionarepoverty,thereadyavailabilityandsocialacceptabilityofcoaltogetherwithothersocialcustomscannotbeunderrated.ThispaperthereforehighlightssomeofthepersistentchallengesassociatedwithsustainableenergytransitionsinSouthAfricaincludingimplicationsforimp
7、rovedmitigationandadaptationfortheenergysectorinwiderclimatechangeefforts.KeywordsDomesticcoalcombustion.Energy-usepatterns.IntroductionClimatechangeposesmanychallengestoavarietyofsectorssuchaswater,energy,andagriculture(IPCC2007)inAfricaandthesouthernAfr
8、icanregion,includingissuesrelatedtoadaptationandmitigation(IPCC2007).Whereassignificantattentionisfocussedonmitigation,particularlythoseeffortslinkedtoenergyproduction,relativelyfewassessmentsintheenergysectorfocuso