TY - JOUR
T1 - Energyscapes: Linking the energy system and ecosystem services in real landscapes
AU - Howard, David
AU - Burgess, Paul
AU - Butler, Simon
AU - Carver, Steve
AU - Cockerill, Tim
AU - Coleby, Alastor
AU - Gan, Guo
AU - Goodier, Chris
AU - van der Horst, Dan
AU - Hubacek, Klaus
AU - Lord, Richard
AU - Mead, Andrew
AU - Rivas-Casado, Monica
AU - Wadsworth, Richard
AU - Scholefield, Paul
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The drive for sustainable energy production is leading to increased deployment of land based renewables. Although there is public support, in principle, for renewable energy at a national level, major resistance to renewable energy technologies often occurs at a local level. Within this context, it can be useful to consider the “energyscape” which we initially define as the complex spatial and temporal combination of the supply, demand and infrastructure for energy within a landscape. By starting with a consideration of the energyscape, we can then consider the positive and negative interactions with other ecosystem services within a particular landscape. This requires a multi-disciplinary systems-approach that uses existing knowledge of landscapes, energy options, and the different perspectives of stakeholders. The approach is examined in relation to pilot case-study comprising a 155 km2 catchment in Bedfordshire, England.
AB - The drive for sustainable energy production is leading to increased deployment of land based renewables. Although there is public support, in principle, for renewable energy at a national level, major resistance to renewable energy technologies often occurs at a local level. Within this context, it can be useful to consider the “energyscape” which we initially define as the complex spatial and temporal combination of the supply, demand and infrastructure for energy within a landscape. By starting with a consideration of the energyscape, we can then consider the positive and negative interactions with other ecosystem services within a particular landscape. This requires a multi-disciplinary systems-approach that uses existing knowledge of landscapes, energy options, and the different perspectives of stakeholders. The approach is examined in relation to pilot case-study comprising a 155 km2 catchment in Bedfordshire, England.
U2 - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.05.025
DO - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.05.025
M3 - Article
SN - 0961-9534
VL - 55
SP - 17
EP - 26
JO - Biomass & Bioenergy
JF - Biomass & Bioenergy
ER -