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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.VogelAbstractSouthAfricafacesseveraldevelopmentchallengesincludingthoselinkedtoclimatechange.Energyusagein

2、SouthAfrica,forexample,isalreadyconstrainedbecauseofarangeofdevelopmentchallenges(thedependenceoncheapcoalasaheatingsource;energyavailability;access;affordabilityofalternativeenergysources;andarangeofhealthimpacts,includingairpollution).Notwithstandingcallsforatransitiontoalowcarboneconomy,there

3、havebeenfew,recentassessmentsinSouthAfricaofthecostsassociatedwithsuchatransition,particularlythesocialandeconomiccostsforthepoorwhouseenergyinavarietyofways.Inthispaperwefocusontryingtounravelsomeofthecomplexenergy-usebehaviourincludingunderstandingwhatdrivesconsumersinresourcepoorareastochoose

4、andusepersistentlyriskyenergyoptions.Analysisofqualitativedataintwotownshipareas,DoornkopandKwaguqa,showsthattownshiphouseholds,whetherelectrifiedornot,continuetoburncoal.Inbothstudyareas,anestimated80%ofelectrifiedhouseholdsburncoalforspaceheatingandcookingandalsomakeuseofmultiplefuelsourcesfor

5、arangeofactivities.Althoughthemajorobstaclespreventingpeoplefromdiscontinuingdomesticcoalcombustionarepoverty,thereadyavailabilityandsocialacceptabilityofcoaltogetherwithothersocialcustomscannotbeunderrated.Thispaperthereforehighlightssomeofthepersistentchallengesassociatedwithsustainableenergyt

6、ransitionsinSouthAfricaincludingimplicationsforimprovedmitigationandadaptationfortheenergysectorinwiderclimatechangeefforts.KeywordsDomesticcoalcombustion.Energy-usepatterns.IntroductionClimatechangeposesmanychallengestoavarietyofsectorssuchaswater,energy,andagriculture(IPCC2007)inAfricaandtheso

7、uthernAfricanregion,includingissuesrelatedtoadaptationandmitigation(IPCC2007).Whereassignificantattentionisfocussedonmitigation,particularlythoseeffortslinkedtoenergyproduction,relativelyfewassessmentsintheenergysectorfocuso