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Sustainable community aqueducts as models for community microgrids: an in-depth case study of Corcovada Arriba's governance and management practices

dc.contributor.advisor Frey, William J.
dc.contributor.author Asencio-Yace, Joan I.
dc.contributor.college College of Business Administration en_US
dc.contributor.committee Pérez-Lugo, Marla
dc.contributor.committee Vega-Torres, José I.
dc.contributor.committee Quiñones-González, Luz E.
dc.contributor.committee Ortiz-García, Cecilio
dc.contributor.department Department of Business Administration en_US
dc.contributor.representative Pérez-Pinedo, Yakaira
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-25T11:19:52Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-25T11:19:52Z
dc.date.issued 2020-05-29
dc.description.abstract In Puerto Rico, microgrids are seen as community resilience enhancements. However, the efforts for their development have tended towards the inclusion of robust technologies while social factors are not equally addressed. This research sought to fill this gap, stating that community aqueducts can inform community microgrids based on their infrastructural analogy. Thus, we carried out an in-depth case study of the governance and management practices of Corcovada Arriba, an isolated rural community managed aqueduct in the Municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. We found that the community’s empowerment, democratic structures, and justice-oriented principles sustain the trust and social ties between neighbors. In terms of the external environment (governmental and third sector), an institutional ecosystem that supports and works in favor of and with the community, is essential for its sustainability. We suggest that these social factors are going to be primordial for the development of sustainable community microgrids in Puerto Rico. en_US
dc.description.abstract En Puerto Rico, las microrredes se consideran mejoras en la resiliencia comunitaria. Sin embargo, los esfuerzos para su desarrollo se han inclinado hacia la inclusión de tecnologías robustas, mientras que los factores sociales no estiman con igual peso. Esta investigación buscó llenar este vacío, afirmando que los acueductos comunitarios pueden informar a las microrredes comunitarias en función de su analogía de infraestructura. Por lo tanto, llevamos cabo un estudio de caso en profundidad de las prácticas de gobernanza y gestión de Corcovada Arriba, un acueducto gestionado por una comunidad rural aislada en el Municipio de Añasco, Puerto Rico. Encontramos que el empoderamiento de la comunidad, las estructuras democráticas y los principios orientados a la justicia sostienen la confianza y los lazos sociales entre los vecinos. En términos del entorno externo (gubernamental y tercer sector), un ecosistema institucional que apoya y trabaja a favor y con la comunidad, es esencial para su sostenibilidad. Sugerimos que estos factores sociales serán primordiales para el desarrollo de microrredes comunitarias sostenibles en Puerto Rico. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2020 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This research was funded by two National Science Foundation grants: (1) CRISP Type 2: Independent Electric and Cloud Services for Sustainable, Reliable and Open Smart Grids, Award No. 151106, from August 2016 to May 2019; and (2) Cultivating Responsible Wellbeing in STEM: Social Engagement through Personal Ethics, Award No. 1449489, from Jan 2019 to December 2019. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2665
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2020 Joan I. Asencio Yace en_US
dc.subject Community microgrids en_US
dc.subject Community aqueducts en_US
dc.subject Governance en_US
dc.subject Management en_US
dc.subject Sustainability en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Microgrids (Small power grids) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Aqueducts -- Puerto Rico -- Añasco (Corcovada Arriba) -- Management en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Water supply -- Puerto Rico -- Añasco en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Community organization -- Case studies en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Community organization -- Puerto Rico -- Añasco en_US
dc.title Sustainable community aqueducts as models for community microgrids: an in-depth case study of Corcovada Arriba's governance and management practices en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Business Administration-General en_US
thesis.degree.level M.B.A. en_US
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