Role of gender participation in urban household energy technology for sustainability: a case of Kathmandu.

ABSTRACT: Sustainability has endured as a global topic in terms of quality of life and energy-saving for an equalized system. Households represent one of the most energy-consuming sectors globally and are expected to increase tremendously in the future. Women have higher responsibility in the household energy use in most societies. However, their participation and impacts have been less prioritized in the sustainability concept regarding energy perspective. In contrast, most development studies reveal that women's participation in managing resources can positively impact women and policy management. However, women's active participation and influences on social, economic, and environmental contexts are mostly ignored in energy-related decisions, disregarding women's productive activities. Thus, this

SUBMITTER: Shrestha B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985919 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature