Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development

Kiesecker, Joseph M.; Baruch‐Mordo, Sharon; Heiner, Mike; Negandhi, Dhaval; Oakleaf, James R.; Kennedy, Christina M.; Chauhan, P. R.

doi:10.3390/su12010281

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“…The population of the Metropolitan Mamminasata area tends to increase, and the scarcity of energy supplies causes ineffectiveness in economic enterprises in the private sector and the community. Inclusiveness, investment in infrastructure, effective decentralization, and financial inclusion were considered potential solutions [59,60]. Energy security requires the continuous availability of energy resources at prices affordable to the community [61].…”

Section: Energy Security and Urban System Sustainabilitymentioning

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Economic Evaluation, Use of Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development Mamminasata Metropolitan, Indonesia

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The acceleration of the development of the Metropolitan Mamminasata area has an impact on the socio-economic dynamics of the community and the use of excess energy resources. The purpose of this study was to analyze (1) economic growth and energy security work as determinants of urban development for Metropolitan Mamminasata, (2) the effect of economic growth, energy consumption, availability of transportation infrastructure, and renewable energy on the quality of the environment and the sustainability of the Metropolitan Mamminasata system, and (3) renewable energy management strategies and sustainable urban development for Metropolitan Mamminasata. An explanatory sequential approach was used. Data were obtained through observation, surveys, and documentation. The results showed that renewable energy which has the potential to used, in the Mamminasata Metropolitan urban area to support economic growth and increase urban productivity, namely water energy, wind energy, and biomass energy. Furthermore, it takes the effectiveness and efficiency of energy users toward improving environmental quality. Economic growth, energy consumption savings, the availability of transportation infrastructure, and renewable energy have a significant effect on environmental quality, with a determination coefficient of 82.3%, and the sustainability of the Metropolitan Mamminasata system, with a determination coefficient of 75.7%. Use of renewable energy in the management of urban development will require support from government policies, as well as community and business participation. This study recommends a renewable energy management strategy as an important part of supporting the sustainability of urban development in Metropolitan Mamminasata, Indonesia.

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Economic Evaluation, Use of Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development Mamminasata Metropolitan, Indonesia

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“…For example, the Development by Design framework (Kiesecker et al, 2010;Tallis et al, 2015) combines the application of the mitigation hierarchy with Systematic Conservation Planning (Margules and Pressey, 2000) to take into account conservation priorities when planning for developments. It has already been applied in several countries, such as Mongolia (Heiner et al, 2019a), India (Kiesecker et al, 2020), and Colombia (Saenz et al, 2013). Similarly, Vilela et al (2020) take an approach that combines economic and environmental assessments.…”

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Mitigating the Impacts of Development Corridors on Biodiversity: A Global Review

Juffe‐Bignoli

Burgess

Hobbs³

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Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Development corridors are extensive, often transnational and linear, geographical areas targeted for investment to help achieve sustainable development. They often comprise the creation of hard infrastructure (i.e., physical structures) and soft infrastructure (i.e., policies, plans, and programmes) involving a variety of actors. They are globally widespread, and likely to be a significant driver of habitat loss. Here, we describe the development corridors phenomenon from a biodiversity perspective and identify the elements of best practice in biodiversity impact mitigation. We use these to carry out a review of the peer reviewed literature on corridors to respond to three questions: (i) how impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services are assessed; (ii) what mitigation measures are discussed to manage these impacts; and (iii) to what extent do these measures approximate to best practice. We found that of 271 publications on development corridors across all continents (except for Antarctica) mentioning biodiversity or ecosystem services, only 100 (37%) assessed impacts on biodiversity and 7 (3%) on ecosystem services. Importantly, only half of these (52, 19% of the total 271 articles) discussed mitigation measures to manage these impacts. These measures focused on avoidance and minimisation and there was scant mention of restoration or ecological compensation illustrating a deficient application of the mitigation hierarchy. We conclude that the academic literature on corridors does not give sufficient consideration to comprehensive mitigation of biodiversity impacts. To change this, impact assessment research needs to acknowledge the complexity of such multi-project and multi-stakeholder initiatives, quantify biodiversity losses due to the full suite of their potential direct, indirect and cumulative impacts, and follow all the steps of the mitigation hierarchy impact framework. We suggest a series of research avenues and policy recommendations to improve impact assessments of corridors towards achieving better biodiversity outcomes.

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“…This approach has been used to create BAU scenarios for growth in energy infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, and mining. [117][118][119] Alternatively, statistical models can be developed based on past patterns and applied to project those patterns forward into the future. 120,121 This is appropriate when no major changes in the size or effect of drivers of change are expected over the projected time frame.…”

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Prioritizing actions: spatial action maps for conservation

Tallis

Fargione

Game

et al. 2021

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Spatial prioritization is a critical step in conservation planning, a process designed to ensure that limited resources are applied in ways that deliver the highest possible returns for biodiversity and human wellbeing. In practice, many spatial prioritizations fall short of their potential by focusing on places rather than actions, and by using data of snapshots of assets or threats rather than estimated impacts. We introduce spatial action mapping as an approach that overcomes these shortfalls. This approach produces a spatially explicit view of where and how much a given conservation action is likely to contribute to achieving stated conservation goals. Through seven case examples, we demonstrate simple to complex versions of how this method can be applied across local to global scales to inform decisions about a wide range of conservation actions and benefits. Spatial action mapping can support major improvements in efficient use of conservation resources and will reach its full potential as the quality of environmental, social, and economic datasets converge and conservation impact evaluations improve.

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Renewable Energy and Land Use in India: A Vision to Facilitate Sustainable Development

Cited by 57 publications

References 28 publications

Economic Evaluation, Use of Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development Mamminasata Metropolitan, Indonesia

Economic Evaluation, Use of Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Urban Development Mamminasata Metropolitan, Indonesia

Mitigating the Impacts of Development Corridors on Biodiversity: A Global Review

Prioritizing actions: spatial action maps for conservation

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