廉价的解决方案能负担得起吗?

IF 1.1 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology in Action-Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI:10.3167/aia.2019.260203

M. Krystal

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本文探讨当地一个非政府组织(NGO)解决圣米格尔Totonicapán两个相关问题的努力:缺乏干净的饮用水和森林砍伐。根据在10年多的实地考察期间进行的参与者观察和18个月多收集的调查数据，本文考察了生物砂饮用水过滤器和高效木质炉灶的可负担性。它考虑采购饮用水和烹饪燃料的典型现行做法所节省的费用是否抵消了新的可持续技术的购买价格。文章还概述了向该非政府组织提供的基于数据的建议。虽然在市场分销方面存在重大障碍，但对于目前购买饮用水或柴火的家庭来说，购买生物砂水过滤器或改进的柴炉具有良好的经济意义。

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Are Inexpensive Solutions Affordable?

This article explores the efforts of an indigenous non-governmental organisation (NGO) to solve two related problems in San Miguel Totonicapán: the lack of clean drinking water and deforestation. Drawing on participant observation conducted during field stays over 10 years and survey data collected over 18 months, the article examines the affordability of bio-sand drinking water filters and high-efficiency wood cooking stoves. It considers whether savings over typical current practices for the procurement of drinking water and cooking fuel off set the purchase price of new sustainable technologies. The article also outlines data-driven recommendations offered to the NGO. While there are significant obstacles to market distribution, the acquisition of a bio-sand water filter or an improved wood stove makes good economic sense for households that presently purchase drinking water or firewood.

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Anthropology in Action-Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice ANTHROPOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

7.10%

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审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： Anthropology in Action (AIA) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles, commentaries, research reports, and book reviews in applied anthropology. Contributions reflect the use of anthropological training in policy- or practice-oriented work and foster the broader application of these approaches to practical problems. The journal provides a forum for debate and analysis for anthropologists working both inside and outside academia and aims to promote communication amongst practitioners, academics and students of anthropology in order to advance the cross-fertilisation of expertise and ideas. Recent themes and articles have included the anthropology of welfare, transferring anthropological skills to applied health research, design considerations in old-age living, museum-based anthropology education, cultural identities and British citizenship, feminism and anthropology, and international student and youth mobility.