Figure 1 illustrates first all the negative affects (Red) that wood burning stoves have on not only the household but also on the ecosystem in the surrounding rural areas of Bangalore, India. Highlighted in green are the biogas system and the benefits on the local landscape and environment due to the biogas plants. Finally, the economical benefits that are reaped due to the biogas plants are highlighted in purple. From an economic standpoint families have increased financial stability to help afford schooling for the children that were once arriving late and with uncompleted homework assignments. Also, farmers are yielding higher amounts of crops and vegetation increasing the amount of money they bring in. Not to mention the local businesses that are being supported when construction supplies are purchased to build the biogas plants. The ripple effect of benefits that is caused by just one biogas plant is huge on a local landscape. Grounds are cleaner and crops grow healthier. Plus the humans living there are no longer as prone to illnesses. Marten’s diagram differs from mine in the sense that it does not really show the problem that biogas generators are solving. It more or less shows how the biogas plants benefit the landscape. They are similar in the sense that the benefits all fall directly back to the family and the economy nearby. What can be taken from the comparison is that there will always be a demand for the biogas system because the population will continue to grow and if there is decrease in the amount of shrubbery available to burn, the biogas alternative is the best option.

Figure 1. Landscape benefits of Biogas in Bangalore, India.