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Title
A complex systems approach to energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria as a case study
Description
Energy poverty is pervasive in sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria, located in sub-Saharan West Africa, is the world's seventh largest oil exporting country and is a resource-rich nation. It however experiences the same levels of energy poverty as most of its neighboring countries. Attributing this paradox only to corruption or the "Dutch Disease", where one sector booms at the expense of other sectors of the economy, is simplistic and enervates attempts at reform. In addition, data on energy consumption is aggregated at the national level via estimates, disaggregated data is virtually non-existent. Finally, the wave of decentralization of vertically integrated national utilities sweeping the developing world has caught on in sub-Saharan Africa. However, little is known of the economic and social implications of these transitions within the unique socio-technical system of the region's electricity sector, especially as it applies to energy poverty. This dissertation proposes a complex systems approach to measuring and mitigating energy poverty in Nigeria due to its multi-dimensional nature. This is done via a three-fold approach: the first section of the study delves into causation by examining the governance institutions that create and perpetuate energy poverty; the next section proposes a context-specific minimum energy poverty line based on field data collected on energy consumption; and the paper concludes with an indicator-based transition management framework encompassing institutional, economic, social, and environmental themes of sustainable transition within the electricity sector. This work contributes to intellectual discourse on systems-based mitigation strategies for energy poverty that are widely applicable within the sub-Saharan region, as well as adds to the knowledge-base of decision-support tools for addressing energy poverty in its complexity.
Date Created
2015
Contributors
- Chidebell Emordi, Chukwunonso (Author)
- York, Abigail (Thesis advisor)
- Pasqualetti, Martin (Committee member)
- Golub, Aaron (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
- energy
- Sustainability
- Systems science
- Complex Adaptive Systems
- Electricity supply
- Energy poverty
- Socio-technical Systems
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- sustainability transitions
- Energy policy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Energy policy
- Energy consumption--Nigeria--Case studies.
- Energy consumption
- Sustainable development--Nigeria--Case studies.
- Sustainable development
Resource Type
Extent
xi, 179 pages : color illustrations, color maps
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.36507
Statement of Responsibility
by Chukwunonso Chidebell Emordi
Description Source
Viewed on March 14, 2016
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full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2015
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Field of study: Sustainability
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