Newell, Alison and Bola, Amelia (2015) The Solodamu Surveys: determining fossil fuel use and sea transport need in a coastal village in Fiji. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2 (59). NA. ISSN NA
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Abstract
Domestic sea transport is critical to all aspects of life in the Pacific, providing access
to markets and health and education services, as well as enabling cultural and
social connectivity. Current sea transport services are entirely dependent upon use
of increasingly expensive fossil fuels. Whilst there has been increasing research on
international shipping, very little focus has been given to date to domestic shipping in
the Pacific, and in particular at the local, village level. Recent studies have highlighted
lack of data, particularly at a village level, as being a major impediment to progressing a
shift to more sustainable transport. The importance of transport in achieving sustainable
development and “green growth” is being increasingly highlighted by Pacific Leaders as
a key priority, and particularly the need to find alternatives to reduce the region’s crippling
dependency on imported fossil fuels. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in other
regions also face similar challenges. This paper provides a summary of the findings of a
village-based assessment of transport and fossil fuel use in Solodamu village, Kadavu,
Fiji carried out in 2009 and 2011. The objectives of the surveys were to gauge the overall
sea, land and air transport use by the village and the fossil fuel footprint of the village
by collecting data on a household by household basis. We then go on to outline how
this assessment methodology has been expanded for an island group and highlight the
potential of using this in other SIDS, so building the data sets available for more accurate
analysis of both transport need and fossil fuel use to better address the issues of fossil
fuel dependency and sustainable transport for the Pacific.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) |
| Depositing User: | Alison Newell |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2015 03:48 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2016 03:58 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8392 |
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