Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments: Frameworks and Perspectives

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