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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.VogelAbstractSouthAfricafacesseveraldevelopmentchallengesincludingthoselinkedto
2、climatechange.EnergyusageinSouthAfrica,forexample,isalreadyconstrainedbecauseofarangeofdevelopmentchallenges(thedependenceoncheapcoalasaheatingsource;energyavailability;access;affordabilityofalternativeenergysources;andarangeofhealthimpacts,includingairpollution).Notwi
3、thstandingcallsforatransitiontoalowcarboneconomy,therehavebeenfew,recentassessmentsinSouthAfricaofthecostsassociatedwithsuchatransition,particularlythesocialandeconomiccostsforthepoorwhouseenergyinavarietyofways.Inthispaperwefocusontryingtounravelsomeofthecomplexenergy
4、-usebehaviourincludingunderstandingwhatdrivesconsumersinresourcepoorareastochooseandusepersistentlyriskyenergyoptions.Analysisofqualitativedataintwotownshipareas,DoornkopandKwaguqa,showsthattownshiphouseholds,whetherelectrifiedornot,continuetoburncoal.Inbothstudyareas,
5、anestimated80%ofelectrifiedhouseholdsburncoalforspaceheatingandcookingandalsomakeuseofmultiplefuelsourcesforarangeofactivities.Althoughthemajorobstaclespreventingpeoplefromdiscontinuingdomesticcoalcombustionarepoverty,thereadyavailabilityandsocialacceptabilityofcoaltog
6、etherwithothersocialcustomscannotbeunderrated.ThispaperthereforehighlightssomeofthepersistentchallengesassociatedwithsustainableenergytransitionsinSouthAfricaincludingimplicationsforimprovedmitigationandadaptationfortheenergysectorinwiderclimatechangeefforts.KeywordsDo
7、mesticcoalcombustion.Energy-usepatterns.IntroductionClimatechangeposesmanychallengestoavarietyofsectorssuchaswater,energy,andagriculture(IPCC2007)inAfricaandthesouthernAfricanregion,includingissuesrelatedtoadaptationandmitigation(IPCC2007).Whereassignificantattentionis
8、focussedonmitigation,particularlythoseeffortslinkedtoenergyproduction,relativelyfewassessmentsintheenergysectorfocuso