Abstract

The diverse socio-cultural conditions in Indonesia can make it difficult to develop sustainable micro-hydro power (MHP) generation in rural areas. However, the existing framework of sustainable development indicators to assess MHP sustainability does not include indicators for locations with traditional characteristics. This study aimed to develop indicators related to the specific cultural features for evaluating the sustainability of MHP generation. The identification of indicators was accomplished through field investigations and literature studies. Thirty-one experts in the Delphi method validated the indicators. The results revealed three indicators related to specific traditional characteristics and importance to the sustainability of MHP generation, i.e., electricity-supported cultural activities, customary rules of environmental protection, and directive of a traditional leader. These indicators can be elaborated with the existing framework and expected to increase sustainability assessment efforts for MHP generation in remote locations.

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Title
Development of Sustainability Indicators Related to Traditional Characteristics for Micro-hydro Power Assessment using Delphi Method
Author
Isa, M Alhaqurahman 1 ; Sudjono, Priana 1 ; Sato, Tatsuro 2 ; Onda, Nariaki 3 ; Endo, Izuki 4 ; Takada, Asari 5 ; Muntalif, Barti S 1 ; Jun’ichiro Ide 6 

 Department of Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology , Bandung 40132 , Indonesia 
 Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University 2-3-1 Matsukadai , Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-8503 , Japan 
 Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute , Forest Research and Management Organization, Morioka 020-0123 , Japan 
 School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo , 1-1-12 Shinzaike-Honcho, Himeji, 670-0092 , Japan; Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology , 758-65 Bibi, Chitose 066-8655 , Japan 
 Division of Hydrolic and Hydrologic Engineering, Institute for Rural Engineering , National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-6 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8517 , Japan 
 Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology , 758-65 Bibi, Chitose 066-8655 , Japan 
First page
012003
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Mar 2022
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2641588197
Copyright
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.