Local aspects of UK renewable energy development: exploring public beliefs and policy implications

By P. Devine‐Wright. 2005

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, Sociology and Political Science

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State and local economic impacts from wind energy projects: Texas case study (2011, background): “…over potential impacts to wildlife, particularly birds and bats (Arnett et al., 2008; Kunz et al., 2007), visual and noise impacts on communities (Devine-Wright, 2005a, b; Johansson and Laike, 2007; Pedersen and Wye, 2007; Pedersen et al. 2009; Swofford and Slattery, 2010), and the ability to…”
‘Green On Green’: Public perceptions of wind power in Scotland and Ireland (2005, background): “The government has noted with concern that such public opposition could cause its renewables targets to be missed, and has recognized the need for greater community involvement (DTI, 2003; Devine-Wright, 2005a ).”
The predominance of economic development in the support for large-scale wind farms in the U.S. Great Plains (2012, background): “These include potential impacts to wildlife, particularly birds and bats [10,11], visual and noise impacts on communities [12–15], issues relating to siting [16–18], and the ability to more clearly identify the system-wide environmental and emissions impacts from wind energy [19].”
Local Governments Supporting Local Energy Initiatives: Lessons from the Best Practices of Saerbeck (Germany) and Lochem (The Netherlands) (2015, background): “A sense of community ownership is crucial for the success of community initiatives [41], for it delivers a positive public attitude [53], public support [54–56], it fosters social acceptance (or facilitates coping with opposition) [19,38,57–60], and enhances motivation [56].”
Understanding 'local' opposition to wind development in the UK: How big is a backyard? (2010, background): “…development at all such locations will be readily rsed by all members of a particular host community as the reasons for wind opposition are very varied (e.g. Devine-Wright, 2005b; Jobert et al., 2007, ink, 2007; see also Jones and Eiser, 2009). opposition to wind development in the UK: How big is a”
Contextual and psychological factors shaping evaluations and acceptability of energy alternatives: Integrated review and research agenda (2014, background): “…Romania, Slovakia, UK 1866 Renewable energy sources, fossil fuels, nuclear energy Quantitative þ – þ Evaluations and acceptability of energy alternatives compared across countries – Devine-Wright (2005) [32] UK 167 Local renewable energy projects (particularly a wind farm project) Quantitative – þ…”