Socio-economic aspects of charcoal consumption and environmental consequences along the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro highway, Tanzania
| Autor: | Aku O'kting'ati, G. C. Monela, P.M. Kiwele |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Consumption (economics)
biology Forestry Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Tanzania Geography Dar es salaam visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Household income Economic impact analysis Rural area Redistribution of income and wealth Charcoal Socioeconomics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Forest Ecology and Management. 58:249-258 |
| ISSN: | 0378-1127 |
| Popis: | A study was done to assess socio-economic aspects of charcoal consumption and its impact on the environment along the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro highway in Eastern Tanzania. This is typically a miombo woodland area. Data collection was done during a 1-year period designed to cover both rainy and dry seasons. The methodology used to collect data included: field observation, monitoring at a selected forest-products checkpoint and interviewing charcoal makers, traders and consumers. Some parameters used in the calculation of the area cleared to meet the charcoal consumption were taken from related past studies. Household income from charcoal was Tanzanian Shillings (T.Shs.) 34 200 year−1 (where US$1 is equivalent to T.Shs. 193) and income redistribution flowing from Dar es Salaam, the capital city, to the rural areas along the highway was T.Shs. 40 253 400 year−1. The total area of miombo forest cleared annually for producing charcoal was 4354 ha year−1, or 1524 km2 in 35 years. Such a huge area is cleared as a consequence of the fact that energy from charcoal is the most affordable and efficient fuel for most poor urban dwellers in the area of study. Therefore, charcoal consumption near a growing city such as Dar es Salaam promotes lucrative business with a positive economic impact on households. However, this is realized at the expense of environmental protection. |
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