Sustainable Energy Landscapes: An Introduction

2012 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Landscapes

Deploying ecosystem services to develop sustainable energy landscapes: a case study from the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Picchi ◽  
Simone Verzandvoort ◽  
Davide Geneletti ◽  
Kees Hendriks ◽  
Sven Stremke
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Landscapes ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Planning And Design

PurposeThe transition to a low carbon future is an emerging challenge and requires the planning and designing of sustainable energy landscapes – landscapes that provide renewable energy while safeguarding the supply of other ecosystem services. The aim of this paper is to present the application of an ecosystem services trade-off assessment in the development of sustainable energy landscapes for long-term strategic planning in a case study in Schouwen-Duivenland, The Netherlands.Design/methodology/approachThe application consists in three activities: in (1) stakeholder mapping hot spots of ecosystem services and renewable energy technologies in a workshop, (2) landscape design principles being discussed by a focus group, (3) experts gathering the information and proceeding with an assessment of the potential synergies and trade-offs.FindingsThe case study indicates that (1) deploying the ecosystem services framework in planning and design can enhance the development of sustainable energy landscapes, (2) diversified and accurate spatial reference systems advance the trade-off analysis of both regulating and cultural ecosystem services and (3) the involvement of local stakeholders can advance the trade-off analysis and, ultimately, facilitates the transition to a low-carbon future with sustainable energy landscapes.Originality/valueThe originality of this research lies in the creation of an approach for the deployment of ecosystem services in the planning and design of energy transition. This is useful to advance energy transition by enhancing research methods, by providing methods useful for planners and designers and by supporting communities pursuing energy self-sufficiency in a sustainable manner.

Integrated Visions (Part II): Envisioning Sustainable Energy Landscapes

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Stremke ◽  
Jusuck Koh ◽  
Kees Neven ◽  
Arjan Boekel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Landscapes

scholarly journals On the path to sustainable energy landscapes? The social shaping of energy landscapes in the face of climate protection measures

Erdkunde ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Stephan Bosch ◽  
Matthias Schmidt ◽  
Dominik Kienmoser
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Climate Protection ◽  
Energy Landscapes ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Balance ◽  
Just Society

Potential spatio-temporal patterns of renewable energies that take into account international climate protection strategies have been neither analysed nor visualised exactly in terms of their landscape complexity. Furthermore, it is unclear what land uses would be prevalent in new energy landscapes, due to a lack of restrictions, and which social conflicts would be associated with these land use changes. There is no knowledge at all about the extent to which existing land use, which has emerged from a capitalistic order, affects the achievement of a carbon-neutral and socially just society. It is also not clear how far it is possible to identify alternative spatial patterns of sustainable energy transition by altering spatial restrictions concerning renewable energies. For this reason, we want to model and visualise a regional energy landscape that corresponds to the objectives of the UN Climate Conference in terms of its regional greenhouse gas balance in the electricity sector. In this regard, the study provides a detailed analysis of the landscape transformations that would occur in rural spaces if those values which attempt to link energy transition to the Paris Agreement were to prevail. The analyses reveal that a strict orientation of the expansion of renewable energies towards climate protection goals would strongly mechanise rural areas, thus significantly transforming their social patterns.

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