Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences
Firewood has been the most widely used wood energy source at the residential level in central and southern regions of Chile, and its high consumption in urban areas has seriously affected atmospheric quality. The objective was to analyze how economic, sociodemographic, and housing characteristics fa...
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| description | Firewood has been the most widely used wood energy source at the residential level in central and southern regions of Chile, and its high consumption in urban areas has seriously affected atmospheric quality. The objective was to analyze how economic, sociodemographic, and housing characteristics factors affect the firewood consumption of households living in six regions of central-southern Chile. First, the effect on the probability of consuming firewood was studied using logit estimates, and then on the amount consumed with Tobit models, both for the study area and by region. At a global level, it was observed that increases in household income increased the probability of consuming firewood and the quantities consumed, nevertheless, the impact among regions is different. In addition, firewood consumption decreases when faced with an increase in its price and increases when faced with an increase in the price of gas as a substitute good; sociodemographic aspects and housing characteristics, such as number of people in the household, age of the head of household and more square meters built, were positively related to firewood consumption. The results contribute to the formulation of regional public policies to address the problem |
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| spelling | oai:oai.myb.ojs.inecol.mx:article-22382023-03-04T05:03:38Z Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences Consumo de leña en el centro y sur de Chile: determinantes y diferencias regionales Ferrada, Luz María Torres, Gustavo Montaña, Virginia Sáez, Nicolás bioeconomy biomass demand for fuelwood wood energy regional economy regional policy bioeconomía biomasa demanda de leña dendroenergía economía regional política regional Firewood has been the most widely used wood energy source at the residential level in central and southern regions of Chile, and its high consumption in urban areas has seriously affected atmospheric quality. The objective was to analyze how economic, sociodemographic, and housing characteristics factors affect the firewood consumption of households living in six regions of central-southern Chile. First, the effect on the probability of consuming firewood was studied using logit estimates, and then on the amount consumed with Tobit models, both for the study area and by region. At a global level, it was observed that increases in household income increased the probability of consuming firewood and the quantities consumed, nevertheless, the impact among regions is different. In addition, firewood consumption decreases when faced with an increase in its price and increases when faced with an increase in the price of gas as a substitute good; sociodemographic aspects and housing characteristics, such as number of people in the household, age of the head of household and more square meters built, were positively related to firewood consumption. The results contribute to the formulation of regional public policies to address the problem La leña ha sido el dendroenergético más utilizado a escala residencial en regiones del centro y sur de Chile y su alto consumo en zonas urbanas ha afectado gravemente la calidad atmosférica. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar cómo factores económicos, sociodemográficos y características de la vivienda inciden en el consumo de leña de hogares en seis regiones del centro sur de Chile. Primero, se estudió el efecto en la probabilidad de consumir leña, mediante estimaciones logit y, luego, sobre la cantidad consumida con modelos Tobit, tanto para el área de estudio como por región. Se observó, a escala global, que aumentos en los ingresos del hogar incrementaron la probabilidad de consumir leña y las cantidades consumidas, siendo más fuerte el efecto en las cantidades. No obstante, el impacto entre regiones es muy distinto. Además, el consumo de leña disminuye frente a un aumento de su precio y aumenta ante el incremento del precio del gas siendo un bien sustituto. Aspectos sociodemográficos y características de la vivienda, como número de personas en el hogar, edad del jefe de hogar y superficie construida, se relacionaron positivamente con el consumo de leña. Los resultados contribuyen a formular políticas públicas regionales, de manera de enfrentar el problema planteado Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2022-11-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/xml https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2238 10.21829/myb.2022.2822238 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2022): Summer 2022; e2822238 Madera y Bosques; Vol. 28 Núm. 2 (2022): Verano 2022; e2822238 2448-7597 1405-0471 spa https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2238/2408 https://myb.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/myb/article/view/2238/2432 10.21829/myb.2019.253834 10.21829/myb.2019.253906 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Ferrada, Luz María Torres, Gustavo Montaña, Virginia Sáez, Nicolás Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title | Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title_full | Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title_fullStr | Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title_short | Fuelwood consumption in Central and Southern Chile: determinants and regional differences |
| title_sort | fuelwood consumption in central and southern chile: determinants and regional differences |
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