Inequality, unelectrified hospitals and post-truth politics: Howto address the social dimension of energy planning in Uganda
- Start  Thursday 01 Feb 2018 12:30am
- Finish Thursday 01 Feb 2018 1:30pm
- Venue Gottmann Room, OUCE
In Uganda, 84% of the population does not have access to electricity. While electrification technologies are well-known and finance availability has greatly increased, electrification in Uganda is marred by several salient socio-political issues. This talk explains some of these problems, and suggests how they can be addressed in spatially explicit energy planning models.
Speaker
Philipp Trotter, University of Bath
Organisers: Smith School
Who can attend? Members of the university only.
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