Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 486118
Sist endret: 1. april 2018, 16:33

Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 486118
Sist endret: 1. april 2018, 16:33
Prosjekt

Energy for Sustainable Social Development: A collaboration project between the Department of Product Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway and the Center for Applied Research, Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

prosjektleder

Dr. Martina Maria Keitsch
ved Institutt for design ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

prosjekteier / koordinerende forskningsansvarlig enhet

  • Institutt for design ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Klassifisering

Vitenskapsdisipliner

Maskinteknisk energi- og miljøteknologi • Arkitektur og bygningsteknologi • Arkitektur og design • Sosialt arbeid

Emneord

Bygdeutvikling • Bærekraftig design • Byplanlegging • fornybar energi • stakeholder inclusion

Kategorier

Prosjektkategori

  • Faglig utviklingsarbeid

Kontaktinformasjon

Telefon
41018434
Sted
Martina Keitsch

Tidsramme

Avsluttet
Start: 1. november 2015 Slutt: 31. oktober 2019

Beskrivelse Beskrivelse

Tittel

Energy for Sustainable Social Development: A collaboration project between the Department of Product Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway and the Center for Applied Research, Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag

Background and Vision 

Energy is a vital contribution and critical enabler to equitable well-being in the Nepalese society. In developing countries like Nepal, access to affordable and reliable energy services is fundamental to reducing poverty and improving health, increasing productivity, enhancing competitiveness and promoting economic growth. Nepal is today on the verge of a making new constitution with emphasis on regional developments.

While the recent national policies address improvement of livelihoods in different regions of Nepal, the approach for decentralized regional developments is gaining all citizens’ attention. However, it is still very unclear or not well addressed how the decentralized development can be achieved.

The project sees energy as the point of departure for a transformation of the Nepalese society towards equitable livelihoods through regional developments. The recent national plans have addressed issues on energy solutions. But their focus has mainly been on providing energy for lightning and cooking. However, energy is also a powerful tool for transformation to decrease poverty through

Scaling up the total energy access on the regional levels can increase well-being in different regions. Total energy access can improve the overall well-being of Nepalese citizens. Consequently, the vison of this project is to contribute to that in 2050 good energy governance, citizens’ well-being, and sustainability goals are wide-spread in the majority of regions of Nepal.

Vitenskapelig sammendrag

Objective

The main objective of the project is providing Nepalese society with qualified professionals, who facilitate the design of clean energy solutions and contribute to good energy governance adapted to national, regional and local stakeholder requirements. Teaching and research focuses on the following sub-goals

1. Systematize: To methodically include societal stakeholders in planning, design and operation of clean energy systems.

2. Appraise: To gather and process reliable information on pressing energy issues to be scaled up to policy levels for decision makers.

3. Design: To design energy-efficient solutions, prototypes and settlements having a positive impact on the end-users livelihood.

Metode

This is a unique reserach project and Master programme, where the emphasis is on case studies, field work and research in the renewable energy sector in various districts in Nepal.

The field work approach is quite powerful because it is based on realities, not perceptions or concepts.  As a result, the teachers and masters students can get closer to the stakeholders.

prosjektdeltakere

prosjektleder

Dr. Martina Maria Keitsch

  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektleder
    ved Institutt for design ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Sushil Bajracharya

  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektdeltaker
    ved Tribhuvan University

Arun Timalsina

  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektdeltaker
    ved Tribhuvan University
  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektdeltaker
    ved Institutt for design ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Hans Skotte

  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektdeltaker
    ved Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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Resultater Resultater

Special Issue: The Cultural Dimension of Resilience and Sustainability.

Keitsch, Martina; Kua, Harn Wei; Skjerven, Astrid. 2016, Sustainable Development. OSLOMET, NTNU, NUoSLeder

Bridging the Gap Between Professional Practice and Academic Research - The Industrial PhD.

Schlegel, Julia Dorothea; Keitsch, Martina. 2016, The Design Society. SNØHETTA, NTNUVitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

Introduction to MSc Program and Research Project: Energy for Sustainable Social Development (SEEP) .

Keitsch, Martina. 2016, Opening ceremony IOE. NTNUVitenskapelig foredrag

Boundary Objects as Means for Knowledge Generation in Design Education.

Keitsch, Martina. 2015, The Design Society. NTNUVitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

Design Driven Innovation – Minimum Viable Products for Local Entrepreneurship In Nepal.

Keitsch, Martina. 2015, The Design Society. NTNUVitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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