Assessing the Urban Resident Energy Consumption Pattern and Its Impact on Surrounding Environment: The case of Bule Hora Town, West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

This research was gave consideration on the pattern of urban resident energy utilization among the residents of Bule Hora Town. Energy has a crucial role in our daily life, agriculture, industry, and social services. Conversely, large energy utilization effect would bring climate change, environmental pollution, and problem of human health. The highest objectives of this paper were to evaluate the urban resident energy utilization pattern and its impact on the surrounding environment. 200 sample households have been selected from Bule Hora Town using both stratified and purposive sampling techniques and the field data were collected using the household survey. 78.5 % of the respondents confirmed the utilization of fuel wood and charcoal has been preferred by the urban residents rather than other sources of energy for heating and cooking. Multiple logistic regression analysis be situated charity to identify the variables that significantly upset the energy use of households and to check for correlations among the independent variables before running. The estimated forest area cover converted into the quantity of fuel wood was 102.29 ha per year. Totally in one year, 1087.122ha forests are degraded to provide cooking energy in the form of charcoal and firewood for Bule Hora Town households. The study showed that currently about 7439.392tones of CO2 equivalent is released into the atmosphere from Bule Hora Town household charcoal and firewood consumption annually and this had serious negative implications on the health and environment