Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments

Frameworks and Perspectives
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-69397-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 512 g

Reihe: Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tyler, Mary-Ellen

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Galapagos: A Microcosm of Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments.- 2. Driving Forces and Barriers for a Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments – North and South Perspectives.- 3. Examples from Mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos.- 4. Biofuels in the Energy Mix of the Galapagos Islands.- 5. Policies and Laws and Island Environments.- 6. Using Life Cycle Assessment to Facilitate Energy Mix Planning in the Galapagos Islands.- 7. Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects in the Amazonian Region.- 8. Estimation of Land fill Methane Generation from Solid Waste  Management Options in the Galapagos Islands.- 9. Biodigesters as a Community-based Sustainable Energy Solution.- 10. Sustainalble Energy Mix + Fragile Enviornments in Canada’s Northern Coastal Zone: istechnology enough?.- 11. Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Action.

Über Autor(innen)

Mary-Ellen Tyler, holds interdisciplinary Masters and PhD degrees in environmental science and resource management from the University of Calgary.  She has taught in the MSc in Sustainable Energy Development degree program in Quito, Ecuador and a key organizer of the World Summit on Sustainable Energy Mix held in the Galapagos. Dr. Tyler has previously worked with the Government of Canada and is an honorary member of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.  She is currently Professor of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary and involved in sustainable energy research.