The ‘hidden’ geographies of energy poverty in post-socialism: Between institutions and households |
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Authors: | Stefan Buzar |
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Institution: | School of Geography, Oxford University, Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK Department of Economic Geography, Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland |
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Abstract: | One of the consequences of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union is the emergence of energy poverty, a condition where households are living in inadequately heated homes. This paper examines the institutional and demographic underpinnings of energy poverty in Macedonia and the Czech Republic, two post-socialist states with divergent development paths. It has been established that more than 50% of Macedonian households may be suffering from domestic energy deprivation, while the same figure is less than 10% in the Czech case. The notion of a ‘hidden’ geography of poverty encapsulates the character of domestic energy deprivation among these populations. The problem has been invisible to decision-makers to date, due to its private character and non-conformity to conventional poverty-amelioration methods. |
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Keywords: | Energy poverty Institutions Households Deprivation Consumption Expenditure Post-socialism Macedonia Czech Republic |
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