Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments

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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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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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.