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Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments

Frameworks and Perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Mary-Ellen Tyler

    1. Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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  • Identifies real project experience and lessons learned from sustainable energy mix projects in the Galapagos and Internationally
  • Uses a social ecological framework for understanding sustainable energy mix needs in fragile environments
  • Sustainable energy mix themes identified and explored arose from the World Summit on Sustainable Energy Mix held in the Galapagos and sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Galapagos: A Microcosm of Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments

    • Diego Quiroga
    Pages 1-19

  3. Driving Forces and Barriers for a Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: North–South Perspectives

    • Michael S. Quinn
    Pages 21-32

  4. Climate Change Policy as a Catalyst for Sustainable Energy Practice: Examples from Mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos

    • Irene M. Herremans, Mary-Ellen Tyler
    Pages 33-47

  5. Biofuels in the Energy Mix of the Galapagos Islands

    • Irene M. Herremans, Arturo Mariño Echegaray
    Pages 49-56

  6. Policies and Laws and Island Environments

    • Allan Ingelson, Christopher Phillip
    Pages 57-92

  7. Using Life Cycle Assessment to Facilitate Energy Mix Planning in the Galapagos Islands

    • Eduard Cubi, Joule Bergerson, Anil Mehrotra
    Pages 93-105

  8. Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects in the Amazonian Region

    • Juan Leonardo Espinoza, José Jara-Alvear, Luis Urdiales Flores
    Pages 107-139

  9. Estimation of Landfill Methane Generation from Solid Waste Management Options in the Galapagos Islands

    • Rodny Peñafiel, Lucila Pesántez, Valeria Ochoa-Herrera
    Pages 141-151

  10. Biodigesters as a Community-Based Sustainable Energy Solution

    • Elizabeth Romo-Rábago, Irene M. Herremans, Patrick Hettiaratchi
    Pages 153-161

  11. Sustainable Energy Mix + Fragile Environments in Canada’s Northern Coastal Zone: Is Technology Enough?

    • Mary-Ellen Tyler, Allan Ingelson
    Pages 163-181

  12. Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Action

    • Mary-Ellen Tyler, Irene M. Herremans
    Pages 183-194

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 195-205
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About this book

The purpose of this book is to present a range of cases and comparison of the issues, insights and cases emerging from the Sustainable Energy Mix Summit in the Galapagos that offer a better understanding of energy mix in fragile environments from a variety of International locations and contexts including the Galapagos. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Mary-Ellen Tyler

About the editor

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.

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