Abstract
The research is motivated by the need to develop energy transition landscapes – landscapes that are well adapted to renewable energy and to implement energy conscious landscape planning in large-scale industrial sites. The fossil fuel economy affects climate change, loss of biodiversity, environmental pollution, social inequity, and unhealthy living conditions. These effects, combined with growing concerns about energy security drive the transition to renewable. The aim of the research is to address the environmental degradation that is happening due to the impact of industrialization. As a case industrial scenario, Tamilnadu state has been taken and explained. This research is about sustainable development and not only about renewable energy provision. The integrative concept of “sustainable energy landscapes” is the arena where landscape architecture and other disciplines meet to pursue global sustainability goals.
TopIntroduction
Energy transition landscape is the provision of energy such that it satisfies the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation’s needs. One of the main tasks will be reintegrate of these energy transition landscape in to existing environment which people value and want to preserve in a socially fair, environmentally sound, and economically feasible manner. Industries are more needed based on economic value but it also should be designed with an environmental concern to reduce environmental degradation. Energy transition landscaping is a part of growing global effort in the landscaping industry to create aesthetically pleasing landscapes while improving and conserving environment and saving money. Improve air and water quality and reduce soil waste and conserve natural resources. Contribute to overall quality of life. Implementing a landscape in industry which will provides less disturbance of the ecosystem to the maximum. Increase in use of renewable energy will reduce carbon emission and significantly reduce global warming emissions. This study is important in understanding the role of trees in conditioning environment, storm water management, waste water management and all renewable energy techniques that can be implemented in large scale industries which will help to reduce global warming. This research is to understand about energy transition landscape their approaches and principles, based on that design solutions and policy suggestions can be framed for large scale industrial site which is very harmful to environment. Globally, the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions are electricity and heat 31%, agriculture 11%, transportation 15%, forestry 6% and manufacturing 12% (World Resources Institute, 2017). Energy production of all type’s accounts for 72 percent of all emissions. Industries are major sector which pollute land, air and water hence implementing energy efficient landscape design is very important in current situation this study will help to reduce some amount of carbon in industries when compared to present situation.
TopEnergy Transition Landscape Approaches
Landscape architects are concerned in energy transition, for instance by designing and planning coming up with renewable energy technologies within the landscape (De Waal & Stremke, 2014).
Beyond that, progressively, there is a belief among landscape architects that the spatial domain can contribute a great deal of strategically to energy transition.
This could be done, as associate energy-conscious spatial organization of land use functions, energy savings and facilitating renewable energy provision (De Waal & Stremke, 2014).
Figure 2.
Consideration of all possible pathways toward a zero-carbon future (Pettinger, 2018)
Key Terms in this Chapter
Environmental Sustainability: It is the responsibility to conserve natural resources and protect global ecosystems to support health and wellbeing, now and in the future.
Sustainable Energy Landscape: Sustainable energy landscape has been defined as ” a physical environment that can evolve on the basis of locally available renewable energy sources without compromising landscape quality, biodiversity, food production, and other life-supporting ecosystem services.
Industrial Landscape: Industrial landscapes are obviously typical of those areas where industrial activities are very intense.
Industrial Ecology: Industrial ecology (IE) is a field of study focused on the stages of the production processes of goods and services from a point of view of nature, trying to mimic a natural system by conserving and reusing resources.
Energy Transition Landscape: Making the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy (commonly referred to as sustainable energy transition, renewable energy transition or, simply, energy transition). Landscape architects have been involved in energy transition, for instance by planning and designing renewable energy technologies in the landscape.
Fossil Fuels: A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules originating in ancient photosynthesis that release energy in combustion.
Greenhouse Gas Emission: A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming.
Renewable Energies: Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
Carbon Offsets: A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured in tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent.