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Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America: Sustainable Technology in Mexico and Brazil book cover

1st Edition

Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America Sustainable Technology in Mexico and Brazil

By Alexandra Mallett Copyright 2020
260 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book explores the perplexing question of how to increase sustainable energy technology use in the developing world, and specifically focuses on two megacities within Latin America. Renewable Energy Uptake in Urban Latin America examines the market and uptake of two sustainable energy technologies (solar water heaters and biogas to produce electricity) in two locations, Mexico City,... Read more

1. The Urban Developing World and Energy System Change: More than Equipment, Skills and Money

2. Assessing RET Uptake through Systems-Based Approaches

3. Energy System Change in Urban Latin America: Solar Water Heaters and Biogas for Electricity Generation in Mexico City 

4. Energy System Change in Urban Latin America: Solar Water Heaters and Biogas for Electricity Generation in São Paulo

5. What’s Shaping Our Views About Technologies? The Role of Previous Experiences 

6. Urban Technology Cooperation: An Alternative Explanation for RET Adoption in Latin American Cities 

7. Broader Policies (Trade and Competitiveness) and their Effects on RET Adoption in Mexico City and São Paulo: A Closer Look 

8. Policy Suggestions and Conclusion

Biography

Alexandra Mallett is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and the Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC), Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. She is also the Supervisor for Carleton’s Master of Arts (MA) program in Sustainable Energy (SE).

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