Sustainable Development

Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Outlook

 

Prepared for Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Summit
January 09, 2009

 

 

"The levelized cost of solar energy in Arizona is much lower than it is in most other parts of the U.S. due to the abundant solar radiation and sunny climate. The land and water resources in Arizona are sufficient to support the amount of solar generation that would be required to meet the RES requirements for the next twenty years."

 

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Why sustainable development ?

Arizona’s continued rapid population growth requires the implementation of sustainable economic development practices in order to avoid the negative externalities commonly resulting from rapid growth, such as air and water pollution, inadequate water and wastewater resources, traffic congestion, damage to the natural enviroment, and deterioration of the human environment. 

What is sustainable development?

Sustainable economic development is a process that accommodates the requirements of economic and population growth, while protecting the natural environment and minimizing stress on the natural resource base. The Brundtland Commission defines sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

Arizona's economy and sustainability

EBR proposes to develop and present economic analysis of issues related to sustainable development in Arizona, and to provide applied economic research, analysis and forecasting on issues that will impact Arizona’s ability to manage its population and economic growth on a sustainable basis in the future.

• Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Outlook
  Prepared by George Frisvold, William P. Patton, and Stan Reynolds for Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Summit, January 09, 2009

• Economics of Climate Change
  presented 4/22/09 by William P. Patton, Ph.D.

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Dr. William P. Patton

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