Land Use Planning for Sustainable Energy

Energy is one of the most valuable resources. It is maintaining and enhancing our way of life, giving us light, warmth, freedom to move, and a lot more. But, the consumption of non-renewable energy resources is bearing major problems affecting our environment and our future life. Scientist worldwide agree on the relation between the consumption of non-renewable energy and climate change as well as on the fact that we are running out of non-renewable energy resources. At political level a number of nations including New Zealand have set a focus on energy policy to create a sustainable energy system. The most important step in this system is the implementation of national strategies at local level. This book is providing concepts for creating a local sustainable energy system taking the Queenstown Lakes District as an example. After introducing the global, national and local facts about energy, the author evaluates the scope of a local energy policy in respect of the example's local circumstances with particular focus on land use planning. This book addresses city and district councils, communities, organisations and consultants that aim at creating a local sustainable energy system.