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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Towards sustainable production and use of charcoal in Kenya: Exploring the potential in life cycle management approach
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 12, No. 8-10, Year 2004
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Description
The study seeks to demonstrate the potential role that industrial ecology could play towards energy poverty reduction and environmental conservation in Kenya through sustainable charcoal production and consumption. This is achieved through an exploration of the application of the life cycle management (LCM) concept that identifies various opportunities for technological intervention for energy and environmental conservation and reduction of material and energy losses. It also identifies opportunities for income generation at various stages of the product's life cycle; an aspect critical in poverty reduction in developing countries. The study finds that applying LCM in the charcoal trade in Kenya can deliver social, economic and environmental benefits to developing country communities and should, therefore, be promoted. However, appropriate legal, policy and institutional frameworks must exist in these countries for this to occur. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kituyi, Evans N.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
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Citations: 43
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.02.011
ISSN:
09596526
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
Kenya