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Encouraging sustainable energy in Colorado's Rockies

In one of the more developed mountain regions of the world, the Colorado Rockies can offer some vision for sustainable energy development. The challenge to provide energy resources can be addressed on two levels-design & construction and renewable sources.

Reducing demand by utilizing energy efficiency measures that are effective and cost-efficient is the...

Democratising micro-hydel: Structures, systems and agents in adaptive technology in the hills of Nepal

Hydel technology in Nepal is shaped by macro and micro power policy models. While the state-controlled grid system supplies energy nationally, micro-hydel have been romanticised and perceived as community-oriented alternative system of rural electrification. The system has been designed with the premise that this is the appropriate form of power supply, often overlooking the existing power...

Micro-level sustainable biomass system development in central Himalaya: Stress computation and biomass planning
Indian rural populations greatly depend on natural resources for meeting various biomass needs, especially in geographically difficult areas like Himalayas. A number of external interventions in the form of expansion of commercial fuels, afforestation, harvesting renewable energy sources, dissemination of fuel saving devices, etc. have been introduced to attain sustainability in meeting the...
Snow sampling and operational applications for the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric authority
Snow sampling has been undertaken by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority at snowcourse sites in the Kosciuszco National Park since the mid-1950s. Snow depth, water content and density observations are made weekly at three index sites and monthly at another eleven sites during the snow season. Snowcourse sites are spread throughout the Snowy Scheme area to encompass spatial and...
Modeling the energy balance of high altitude glacierised basins in the Central Andes
Water as a result of snow and glacier melt is an important resource in the Central Andes of Chile and Argentina, which in terms of precipitation are close to climatic deserts, yet they support large populations and a rich agriculture. In spite of this, little is known of the processes at play and the variability over time. In particular, the specific mechanisms of energy balance and melt on high...
Mountains and people: A peoples' perspective from the Indian Himalayas

Mountain inhabitants all over the world, often guileless and trusting people, are gradually waking up to their vulnerabilities and there is growing concern among them over the loss of their immediate habitat and the usurption of their resources and livelihood patterns by vested interests. These concerns have found articulation in Chapter 13 of the Agenda 21 document under the heading: Managing...

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