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@article{neto-bradley_clustering_2021,\n\ttitle = {A clustering approach to clean cooking transition pathways for low-income households in {Bangalore}},\n\tvolume = {66},\n\tcopyright = {All rights reserved},\n\tissn = {2210-6707},\n\turl = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210670720309112},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.scs.2020.102697},\n\tabstract = {Improving access to clean cooking is a key part of India’s strategy to reduce energy poverty and tackle the health impacts of solid biomass fuel use. Currently policies to promote uptake of clean cooking fuels do not account for local socio-economic and cultural context. However, lack of access to clean cooking is a multi-dimensional problem that requires an understanding of both socio-economic macro-scale trends, as well as household and community behaviour at a micro-scale. This study uses data science approaches to integrate quantitative and qualitative data from a survey of low-income households in Bangalore, to identify dominant socio-economic characteristics, behaviours, and decision-making that act as barriers to clean cooking across a community. Key barriers identified include awareness and access to subsidy programmes, safety concerns, as well as weak community networks. Low income households can also be adversely affected by kerosene restrictions intended to promote LPG uptake. The clean cooking transition pathways identified can support targeting of local policy interventions to address barriers to clean cooking faced by different groups of households.},\n\tjournal = {Sustainable Cities and Society},\n\tauthor = {Neto-Bradley, André Paul and Rangarajan, Rishika and Choudhary, Ruchi and Bazaz, Amir},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tkeywords = {Energy policy, Clustering, Energy transition, India, Urban analytics, Cleaning cooking},\n\tpages = {102697},\n}\n\n
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\n Improving access to clean cooking is a key part of India’s strategy to reduce energy poverty and tackle the health impacts of solid biomass fuel use. Currently policies to promote uptake of clean cooking fuels do not account for local socio-economic and cultural context. However, lack of access to clean cooking is a multi-dimensional problem that requires an understanding of both socio-economic macro-scale trends, as well as household and community behaviour at a micro-scale. This study uses data science approaches to integrate quantitative and qualitative data from a survey of low-income households in Bangalore, to identify dominant socio-economic characteristics, behaviours, and decision-making that act as barriers to clean cooking across a community. Key barriers identified include awareness and access to subsidy programmes, safety concerns, as well as weak community networks. Low income households can also be adversely affected by kerosene restrictions intended to promote LPG uptake. The clean cooking transition pathways identified can support targeting of local policy interventions to address barriers to clean cooking faced by different groups of households.\n
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@article{neto-bradley_energy_2021,\n\ttitle = {Energy transition pathways amongst low-income urban households: {A} mixed method clustering approach},\n\tcopyright = {All rights reserved},\n\tissn = {2215-0161},\n\tshorttitle = {Energy transition pathways amongst low-income urban households},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016121002843},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.mex.2021.101491},\n\tabstract = {Studies on clean energy transition amongst low-income urban households in the Global South use an array of qualitative and quantitative methods. However, attempts to combine qualitative and quantitative methods are rare and there are a lack of systematic approaches to this. This paper demonstrates a two stage approach using clustering methods to analyse a mixed dataset containing quantitative household survey data and qualitative interview data. By clustering the quantitative and qualitative data separately, latent groups with common characteristics and narratives arising from each of the two analyses are identified. A second stage of clustering identifies links between these qualitative and quantitative clusters and enables inference of energy transition pathways followed by low-income urban households defined by both quantitative characteristics and qualitative narratives. This approach can support interdisciplinary collaboration in energy research, providing a systematic approach to comparing and identifying links between quantitative and qualitative findings.•A mixed dataset comprising of quantitative survey data and qualitative interview data on low-income household energy use is analysed using hierarchical clustering to detect communities within each dataset.•Interviewees are matched to quantitative survey clusters and a second stage of clustering is performed using cluster membership as variables.•Second stage clusters identify common pairs of survey and interview clusters which define energy transition pathways based on socio-economic characteristics, energy use patterns, and narratives for decision making and practices.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2021-08-19},\n\tjournal = {MethodsX},\n\tauthor = {Neto-Bradley, André P. and Rangarajan, Rishika and Choudhary, Ruchi and Bazaz, Amir B.},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tkeywords = {Clustering, Data Science, Energy Access, Mixed methods},\n\tpages = {101491},\n\tfile = {ScienceDirect Full Text PDF:C\\:\\\\Users\\\\apn30\\\\Zotero\\\\storage\\\\UVMM463B\\\\Neto-Bradley et al. - 2021 - Energy transition pathways amongst low-income urba.pdf:application/pdf;ScienceDirect Snapshot:C\\:\\\\Users\\\\apn30\\\\Zotero\\\\storage\\\\H7VHKRZ2\\\\S2215016121002843.html:text/html},\n}\n\n
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\n Studies on clean energy transition amongst low-income urban households in the Global South use an array of qualitative and quantitative methods. However, attempts to combine qualitative and quantitative methods are rare and there are a lack of systematic approaches to this. This paper demonstrates a two stage approach using clustering methods to analyse a mixed dataset containing quantitative household survey data and qualitative interview data. By clustering the quantitative and qualitative data separately, latent groups with common characteristics and narratives arising from each of the two analyses are identified. A second stage of clustering identifies links between these qualitative and quantitative clusters and enables inference of energy transition pathways followed by low-income urban households defined by both quantitative characteristics and qualitative narratives. This approach can support interdisciplinary collaboration in energy research, providing a systematic approach to comparing and identifying links between quantitative and qualitative findings.•A mixed dataset comprising of quantitative survey data and qualitative interview data on low-income household energy use is analysed using hierarchical clustering to detect communities within each dataset.•Interviewees are matched to quantitative survey clusters and a second stage of clustering is performed using cluster membership as variables.•Second stage clusters identify common pairs of survey and interview clusters which define energy transition pathways based on socio-economic characteristics, energy use patterns, and narratives for decision making and practices.\n
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@article{neto-bradley_microsimulation_2021,\n\ttitle = {A microsimulation of spatial inequality in energy access: {A} {Bayesian} multi-level modelling approach for urban {India}},\n\tcopyright = {All rights reserved},\n\tshorttitle = {A microsimulation of spatial inequality in energy access},\n\turl = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.08577},\n\tabstract = {Access to sustained clean cooking in India is essential to addressing the health burden of indoor air pollution from biomass fuels, but spatial inequality in cities can adversely affect uptake and effectiveness of policies amongst low-income households. Limited data exists on the spatial distribution of energy use in Indian cities, particularly amongst low-income households, and most quantitative studies focus primarily on the effect of economic determinants. A microsimulation approach is proposed, using publicly available data and a Bayesian multi-level model to account for effects of current cooking practices, local socio-cultural context, and spatial effects. This approach offers previously unavailable insight into the spatial distribution of fuel use and residential energy transition within Indian cities. Uncertainty in the modelled effects is propagated through to fuel use estimates. The model is applied to four cities in the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and comparison against ward-level survey data shows consistency with the model estimates. Ward-level effects exemplify how wards compare to the city average and to other urban area in the state, which can help stakeholders design and implement clean cooking interventions tailored to the needs of households.},\n\turldate = {2021-09-22},\n\tjournal = {arXiv:2109.08577 [physics]},\n\tauthor = {Neto-Bradley, A. P. and Choudhary, R. and Challenor, P.},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tnote = {arXiv: 2109.08577},\n\tkeywords = {Physics - Physics and Society},\n\tfile = {arXiv Fulltext PDF:C\\:\\\\Users\\\\apn30\\\\Zotero\\\\storage\\\\7AG6V3PB\\\\Neto-Bradley et al. - 2021 - A microsimulation of spatial inequality in energy .pdf:application/pdf;arXiv.org Snapshot:C\\:\\\\Users\\\\apn30\\\\Zotero\\\\storage\\\\P3NHKQWJ\\\\2109.html:text/html},\n}\n
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\n Access to sustained clean cooking in India is essential to addressing the health burden of indoor air pollution from biomass fuels, but spatial inequality in cities can adversely affect uptake and effectiveness of policies amongst low-income households. Limited data exists on the spatial distribution of energy use in Indian cities, particularly amongst low-income households, and most quantitative studies focus primarily on the effect of economic determinants. A microsimulation approach is proposed, using publicly available data and a Bayesian multi-level model to account for effects of current cooking practices, local socio-cultural context, and spatial effects. This approach offers previously unavailable insight into the spatial distribution of fuel use and residential energy transition within Indian cities. Uncertainty in the modelled effects is propagated through to fuel use estimates. The model is applied to four cities in the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and comparison against ward-level survey data shows consistency with the model estimates. Ward-level effects exemplify how wards compare to the city average and to other urban area in the state, which can help stakeholders design and implement clean cooking interventions tailored to the needs of households.\n
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