Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: Frameworks and Perspectives

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Galapagos: A Microcosm of Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments (Diego Quiroga)....Pages 1-19 Driving Forces and Barriers for a Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: North–South Perspectives (Michael S. Quinn)....Pages 21-32 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 Biofuels in the Energy Mix of the Galapagos Islands (Irene M. Herremans, Arturo Mariño Echegaray)....Pages 49-56 Policies and Laws and Island Environments (Allan Ingelson, Christopher Phillip)....Pages 57-92 Using Life Cycle Assessment to Facilitate Energy Mix Planning in the Galapagos Islands (Eduard Cubi, Joule Bergerson, Anil Mehrotra)....Pages 93-105 Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects in the Amazonian Region (Juan Leonardo Espinoza, José Jara-Alvear, Luis Urdiales Flores)....Pages 107-139 Estimation of Landfill Methane Generation from Solid Waste Management Options in the Galapagos Islands (Rodny Peñafiel, Lucila Pesántez, Valeria Ochoa-Herrera)....Pages 141-151 Biodigesters as a Community-Based Sustainable Energy Solution (Elizabeth Romo-Rábago, Irene M. Herremans, Patrick Hettiaratchi)....Pages 153-161 Sustainable Energy Mix + Fragile Environments in Canada’s Northern Coastal Zone: Is Technology Enough? (Mary-Ellen Tyler, Allan Ingelson)....Pages 163-181 Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Action (Mary-Ellen Tyler, Irene M. Herremans)....Pages 183-194 Back Matter ....Pages 195-205