Brazil : How Do the Peri-urban Poor Meet their Energy Needs - A Case Study of Caju Shantytown, Rio de Janeiro

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY;    ACCESS TO ENERGY;    ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ENERGY;    AFFORDABLE ENERGY;   

RP-ID  :  36003

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The phenomenon of poverty hastraditionally been measured based on the individual'sincome. However, more recently, the debate over poverty hasevolved beyond income or lack of it. The condition in whichpeople have access to basic civil rights, such as anadequate energy supply, is nowadays considered an importantmarker of poverty. This study proposes to analyze energypoverty in the shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro. The authorsaim is to suggest public policies that can, with supportfrom electric utilities, contribute to improving the livingconditions of the shantytown inhabitants. The study wascarried out using both quantitative and qualitative data.