Implementation of renewable energies in the master plan of Pifo-Ecuador : a plan to help a small region accomplish sustainable development

Abstract

Pifo is a Parish in the surroundings of Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Because of this proximity, is target to industrial zoning and assisting services for the city. These changes create pressure on Pifo, which currently is losing much of its natural environment to industry and therefore much of its identity. To guide this growth the local government’s plan has various sustainability objectives which this project can help fulfill. With a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) this thesis creates a possibility of changing the current patterns of development by proposing a combined model where different technologies work together, increasing performance and assisting in the maintenance and enhancement of natural environment and identity (...)