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James K Gitau
Affiliation : World Agroforestry Centre · University of Nairobi
- 9Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
James K Gitau has 9 indexed publications (2019–2026). Their work appears mainly in “Energies”, “Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development” and “Social Sciences & Humanities Open”. Their most cited article, “Women’s work is never done: Lifting the gendered burden of firewood collection and household energy use in Kenya” (2021), has been cited 118 times. 2 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Japan, United States, Sweden.
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Create my free profile Add my publicationsPublications (9)
- Cooking fuels and household air pollution in resource-constrained urban environments: A field assessment
- “The Problem is a Lack of Firewood”: Charcoal briquettes for cooking energy in refugee and host communities
- Cleaner Cooking with Charcoal in Kibera Informal Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, and Its Implications for Livelihoods and the Environment
- Women’s work is never done: Lifting the gendered burden of firewood collection and household energy use in Kenya
- Multiple Mycotoxins in Kenyan Rice
- Biochar from cookstoves reduces greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder farms in Africa
- Use of Biochar-Producing Gasifier Cookstove Improves Energy Use Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in Rural Households
- Innovative Biomass Cooking Approaches for sub-Saharan Africa
- Implications on Livelihoods and the Environment of Uptake of Gasifier Cook Stoves among Kenya’s Rural Households
Publication venues
- Energies × 2
- Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development × 1
- Social Sciences & Humanities Open × 1
- Energy Research & Social Science × 1
- Toxins × 1
- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change × 1
Publications per year
- 20261
- 20241
- 20231
- 20212
- 20201
- 20193
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies · International Livestock Research Institute · International Institute of Tropical Agriculture · Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences · University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Co-authors’ countries : Japan · United States · Sweden
Co-authors
- Mary Njenga
- Jane Mutheu Mutune
- Moses Kirimi
- Geoffrey Kimutai
- Dries Roobroeck
- Catherine Wangari Muthuri
- James M. Moronge
- Ramni Jamnadassa
- J. Musembi Mutuku
- Dan Oduor Oluoch
- Samuel Mutiga
- George Ndiema Chemining'wa
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