On the Acceptance and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects—A Systems Thinking Perspective

González, Ana María; Sandoval, Harrison; Acosta, Pilar; Henao, Felipe

doi:10.3390/su8111171

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“…After the improved cookstove intervention, the control group had 35.2 per 1000 person-years compared to 18.1 per 1000 person-years in the intervention group [ 20 ]. However, other studies have shown that even where such child safety facilities exist, such as improved cookstoves, some women still prefer cooking on kitchen floors over using the improved cookstove [ 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”

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Child Supervision and Burn Outcome among Admitted Patients at Major Trauma Hospitals in the Gambia

Sanyang

Peek‐Asa

Young

et al. 2017

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Burn-related injuries are a significant burden in children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 90% of burn-related pediatric deaths occur. Lack of adult supervision of children is a major risk for pediatric burn injuries. The goal of this paper was to examine the general characteristics of burns and identify burn injury outcomes among adult-supervised children compared to those who were not supervised. The study examined burn injury and clinical characteristics among all burn patients admitted to two trauma hospitals in The Gambia, West Africa. At intake in the emergency room, the treating physician or nurse determined the need for admission based on body surface area burned (BSAB), depth of burn, and other clinical considerations such as co-occurring injuries and co-morbidities. During the study period of 1 April 2014 through 31 October 2016, 105 burn patients were admitted and data were collected by the treating physician for all of them. Information about supervision was only asked for children aged five years or less. More than half (51%) of the burn patients were children under 18 years, and 22% were under 5 years. Among children under five, most (86.4%) were supervised by an adult at the time of burn event. Of the 19 supervised children, 16 (84.2%) had body area surface burned (BSAB) of less than 20%. Two of the three children without adult supervision at the time of burn event had BSAB ≥ 20%. Overall, 59% of the patients had 20% + BSAB. Females (aOR = 1.25; 95% CI = 0.43–3.62), those burned in rural towns and villages (aOR = 2.29; 95% CI = 0.69–7.57), or burned by fire or flames (aOR = 1.47; 95% CI = 0.51–4.23) had increased odds of having a BSAB ≥ 20%, although these differences were not statistically significant. Children 0–5 years or 5–18 years (aOR = 0.04, 95% CI = 0.01–0.17; aOR = 0.07, 95% CI = 0.02–0.23, respectively) were less likely to have BSAB ≥ 20% than adults. Those burned in a rural location (aOR = 9.23, 95% CI = 2.30–37.12) or by fire or flames (aOR = 6.09, 95% CI = 1.55–23.97) were more likely to die. Children 0–5 years or 5–18 years (aOR = 0.2, 95% CI = 0.03–1.18; aOR = 0.38; 95% CI = 0.11–1.570, respectively) were less likely to die. Children constitute a significant proportion of admitted burn patients, and most of them were supervised at the time of the burn event. Supervised children (compared to unsupervised children) had less severe burns. Programs that focus on burn prevention at all levels including child supervision could increase awareness and reduce burns or their severity. Programs need to be designed and evaluated with focus on the child development stage and the leading causes of burns by age group.

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Child Supervision and Burn Outcome among Admitted Patients at Major Trauma Hospitals in the Gambia

Sanyang

Peek‐Asa

Young

et al. 2017

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“…Some authors have argued for going beyond sets of actor positions and viewing social acceptance as a bundle of processes that are complex, mutually influencing, multi-level, and polycentric [17,48,49]. For example, social acceptance is influenced by the design of a project process such as procedural justice [13,50].…”

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Social Acceptance of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir in a Recently Deglaciated Landscape in the Swiss Alps

Kellner

2019

Sustainability

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Climate change impacts such as shrinking glaciers and decreasing snow cover are expected to cause changes in the water balance throughout the 21st century. New proglacial lakes in recently deglaciated areas could be used for mitigation measures such as hydropower production and adaptation measures to temporarily retain water and transfer it seasonally to compensate for seasonal water scarcity. Such multi-purpose reservoirs could counterbalance the water currently provided by glaciers and the seasonal snowpack. However, new dam projects often face various conflicts due to their impact on nature, biodiversity, and the landscape. This article presents the determinants for social acceptance of the first reservoir in a recently deglaciated landscape in the Swiss Alps. Three main determinants were identified: (1) the forthcoming popular vote on the national Swiss Energy Strategy 2050; (2) the participatory process, which contains a polycentric design; and (3) the project area, which does not yet have protected status. The three determinants facilitate social acceptance of the dam project, but lead to less attention on using the stored water for multiple services. These findings have implications on sustainable development, because dams in recently deglaciated areas support the transition to renewable energy sources, but transform a natural resource system into a hydroelectric landscape.

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“…The SURE systematic tool has a role to play in assisting governments to comply with international mitigation targets. SURE approach provides useful information for stakeholders and facilitates decision-making, but a full analysis of impacts on a large community and even more in a broader area (a full municipality, a department or even a country) should be addressed using alternative approaches, such as system dynamics or "systems thinking" as proposed by Gonzalez et al [85].…”

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confidence: 99%

Systematic Assessment of Carbon Emissions from Renewable Energy Access to Improve Rural Livelihoods

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Abstract:One way of increasing access to electricity for impoverished unconnected areas without adding significant amounts of CO 2 to the atmosphere is by promoting renewable energy technologies. However, decision-makers rarely, if ever, take into account the level of in-built energy requirements and consequential CO 2 emissions found in renewable energy, particularly photovoltaic cells and related equipment, which have been widely disseminated in developing countries. The deployment of solar panels worldwide has mostly relied on silicon crystalline cell modules, despite the fact that less polluting material-in particular, thin film and organic cells-offers comparatively distinct technical, environmental and cost advantages characteristics. A major scientific challenge has thus been the design of a single decision-making approach to assess local and global climate change-related impacts as well as the socio-economic effects of low-carbon technology. The article focuses on the functions of the multi-criteria-based tool SURE-DSS and environmental impact analysis focused on greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions balance to inform the selection of technologies in terms of their impact on livelihoods and CO 2 eq. emissions. An application in a remote rural community in Cuba is discussed. The results of this study show that while PV silicon (c-Si), thin film (CdTe) and organic solar cells may each equally meet the demands of the community and enhance people's livelihoods, their effect on the global environment varies.

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On the Acceptance and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects—A Systems Thinking Perspective

Cited by 24 publications

References 80 publications

Child Supervision and Burn Outcome among Admitted Patients at Major Trauma Hospitals in the Gambia

Child Supervision and Burn Outcome among Admitted Patients at Major Trauma Hospitals in the Gambia

Social Acceptance of a Multi-Purpose Reservoir in a Recently Deglaciated Landscape in the Swiss Alps

Systematic Assessment of Carbon Emissions from Renewable Energy Access to Improve Rural Livelihoods

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