Welcome
BAER is a cooperative research project in the areas of renewable
energy autonomy, sustainable development and the broad mitigation of
regional climate change and energy risks.
An initiative by the University of Liechtenstein, the University of
St. Gallen, the University of Technology, Economics and Design
Constance, the Technical University of Rapperswil and Zurich
University of Applied Sciences and Technology Winterthur. The
project is supported by the Internationale Bodensee-Hochschule IBH.
Final Report
Preview: Peter Droege (Ed.)
Regions undergo a renaissance in this
globalised world, re-emerging as vital domains of collective life,
sources of cultural identity, as planning territories and economic
spaces – and now as autonomous energy systems. Regions play a
critical role in working towards to a carbon emissions and
nuclear-energy free future. At the regional level resilient
renewable energy systems can evolve, supporting community health
and security – and producing substantial value added benefits.
This large territory across four central European countries can
become a model region if these potentials are fully utilised,
building on the many current initiatives. This is demonstrated by
the multidisciplinary Lake Constance-Alpine Rhine Project – it
explores the energetic, organisational and economic opportunities
of a renewably autonomous region. The authors offer possibilities
for regional and spatial development, transport, urban design and
architecture, in at once practical and model ways. (oekom verlag,
2014)
