New Approaches for Estimating Land Cover Changes in Relation to Geothermal Power Plants: The Case of Hengill area, Iceland

• Main Author: Guðrún Lilja Kristinsdóttir 1983-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Umhverfis- og auðlindafræði; Hellisheiðarvirkjun; Hengilssvæðið; Háhitasvæði; Jarðvarmavirkjanir; Snefilefni; Mengun; Hengill; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/13210

Geothermal emission contains polluting trace elements that have been reported to damage vegetation in the vicinity of geothermal power plants. In this study a new method, NEEDS (New Energy Externalities Development for Sustainability), is used to assess potential changes in land quality in relation...