Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d9.0406
Humanitarian Engineering for Renewable Energy and Flood Early Warning in Remote Communities: A Scoping Review of Enabling Factors and Sustainability
Spyros Schismenos
orcid.org/0000-0002-0494-2180
; Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Garry Stevens
; Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Dimitrios Emmanouloudis
; International Hellenic University, Drama, Greece
Nichole Georgeou
; Western Sydney University, Drama, Greece
Surendra Shrestha
; Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Nikolaos Katopodes
; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Nidhi Wali
; Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Sažetak
Small communities in remote, riparian sites often have limited resources, and experience energy insufficiencies and poor disaster resilience to intensifying weather hazards such as rainstorms and floods. Humanitarian engineering interventions for off-grid renewable energy generation and flood response at the local level have the potential to support community hazard management and socio-economic development. This scoping review examines communities in low and lower middle-income countries, and their use of renewable energy and flood warning systems. Its primary focus is vulnerable communities and how they can achieve hazard protection as part of sustainable development initiatives. The findings highlight that it is important to consider institutional, environmental, social/ethical, economic and technical indicators in developing a comprehensive understanding of the success or failure of a given system. The study concludes that an integrated renewable energy and flood warning system may provide an optimal, community-managed approach to address priority needs.
Ključne riječi
hydropower; solar energy; appropriate technology; developing countries; hybrid system.
Hrčak ID:
278897
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2022.
Posjeta: 702 *