Claire Beckstead's scientific contributions
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Publications (3)
Canada’s six largest urban areas provide homes and jobs for almost 15 million people,
nearly half of our population. Transporting these citizens to and from work, school, health
care, shopping and other destinations consumes energy, which in turn contributes to
environmental problems, in particular climate change. Fortunately, there are many opport...
Acknowledgements: This project would not have been possible without the partnership of, and support from, the Ontario Centres for Excellence (Centre for Energy), Milton Hydro Distribution Inc., the Halton District School Board (HDSB), and the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB). Our appreciation is extended to, in particular, Don Thorne (...
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... The urban area extends over a wide land area (approximately 725 km 2 ), with sprawling suburbs dominated by single-family dwellings. In 2006, Calgary had the second largest average commute distance in Canada; more than 75% of commuters used a personal vehicle and over 60% of these carried a single occupant (Bailie and Beckstead, 2010). In 2008, 68% of NO x emissions were attributed to transportation (CRAZ, 2012). ...
... In addition, The SII program also still has challenges in aspects of social acceptance of the provision of renewable energy, such as regulation of incentives and financing from the government, as well as seriousness in maintaining and increasing public awareness (Ratri, 2016). For the application of micro-scale renewable energy in schools, the constraints on social acceptance revolve around the actors, where there must be significant involvement (Create Acceptance in Beckstead, 2008). According to Wüstenhagen et al. (2007), social acceptance is classified into three types: socio-political acceptance, community acceptance, and market acceptance. ...
