A survey of the visual impact and community acceptance of wind farms in Australia

Annoyance of residents induced by wind turbine obstruction lights: A cross-country comparison of impact factors

“…In consequence, research has so far mostly considered the significance of visual impacts with regard to individual perceptions of wind turbines or quantitatively measured and evaluated the visibility in terms of the physical appearance of wind turbines in a landscape (e.g., Lothian, 2020;Meyerhoff et al, 2010), often highlighting geographical distance as a proxy for annoyance and acceptance. In particular, the latter approach has been utilised and advanced in numerous studies (e.g., Tsoutsos et al, 2009;Mirasgedis et al, 2014).…”

Visual Impact and Potential Visibility Assessment of Wind Turbines Installed in Turkey

“…Corry [40] analyzed the visual impact for 45 wind turbines by comparing them with the post-development conditions of the wind energy landscape. Lothian [41] conducted a research on the visual impact and public acceptance of wind farms in Australia. Abromas et al [42] discussed the importance, nature, and degree of contrast of the visual impact of wind turbines in Kretinga area by evaluating the impact of the wind turbines on the landscape when observing them from the selected observation place.…”

Protecting the Local Landscape or Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions? A Study on Social Acceptance and Preferences towards the Installation of a Wind Farm

“…In the recent years, the rapid spread of wind farms worldwide as an answer to national commitments has entered into international agreements to tackle global warming, which have focused the attention of the public and academia on issues related to local negative impacts, such as landscape alterations; the production of noise; electromagnetic interferences; the subtraction of agricultural and natural space; and the risk of possible damages to flora and fauna, especially to migratory birds [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Although numerous sector studies and monitoring activities demonstrated the marginality of the majority of such impacts [7], the landscape degradation of wind farms is still considered a limiting factor, especially when wind farms take place in areas with distinctive landscape characteristics and identity place beliefs [8,9].…”