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Project Summary Project Description Application of Tools Opinion of Tools Decision making process Contact Details

Contact details

Name of the case study
Awel Aman Tawe Community Energy Project.

Websites
Awel Aman Tawe, Proposal Summary: Fferm Felinwynt Gymunedol/Community-Owned Wind Farm.
http://www.awelamantawe.co.uk/proposal/htm
Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Department for International Development (DFID) Livelihoods Connect: Lessons and experiences on sustainable livelihoods from DFID.
http://www.livelihoods.org/lessons/case_studies/lesson-engy6.html
DFID (1999) Section 1, Introduction to the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets,
http://www.livelihoods.org
DFID (1999) Section 2, Framework of Sustainable Livelihoods Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets,
http://www.livelihoods.org
DFID (2000) Section 4, Methods of Implementing Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets,
http://www.livelihoods.org
DFID (2001) Glossary Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets,
http://www.livelihoods.org
DFID Distance learning materials
http://www.livelihoods.org/info/info_distanceLearning.html

References
DFID, Global Partnerships for Change: Empowering communities through UK Agenda 21. Pamphlet.
Hinshelwood E (2003) Special Issue: Sustainable Livelihoods and community development An International Forum. Community Development Journal, Vol 38, Number 3, Oxford University Press.
Hinshelwood E and McCallum D (2001a) Consulting Communities: A Renewable Energy Toolkit ETSU K/BD/00236/REP/S DTI/Pub URN 01/1067.
Hinshelwood E and McCallum D (2001b) Examining approaches to renewables consultation, Lessons from Awel Aman Tawe Community Wind farm project ETSU K/BD/00236/REP DTI/Pub URN 01/1068.
http://www.ecodyfi.org.uk/pdf/awelamentawe.pdf

Other sources
Meeting with Joanne Patterson and Anna Lermon of the Welsh School of Architecture and Dan McCallum of Awel Aman Tawe, Wednesday 12th November 2003 at Gwaun Cae Gurwen.

Meeting with Emily Hinshelwood, formerly of AAT and Anna Lermon of the Welsh School of Architecture, Monday 8th November 2004 at Gwaun Cae Gurwen.

What tools were used to assess sustainability?

For the Awel Aman Tawe Project as a whole:
Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA)

For the wind farm proposal:
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

For the wind farm proposal:
Participatory Assessment Process (PAP)

More information

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