A tale of three counties: Understanding wind development in the rural Midwestern United States

Mulvaney, Kate K.; Woodson, Patrick; Prokopy, Linda Stalker

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.064

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“…In studies of people near existing wind facilities, 70%-90% of respondents express positive or neutral attitudes (Baxter et al, 2013;Fergen & Jacquet, 2016;Mulvaney et al, 2013b;Pasqualetti & Butler, 1987;Petrova, 2014;Slattery et al, 2012). Nonetheless, the 10%-30% of individuals who do not support proposed wind developments or hold negative attitudes toward existing facilities-as well as the factors influencing those positions-are of strong interest to the research community.…”

Section: A Brief History Of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Resmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These so-called "green vs. green" debates typically revolve around local environmental harms (e.g., wildlife, landscape, and noise impacts) versus regional or global benefits (e.g., climate change mitigation and air pollution reduction) (Firestone et al, 2009;Warren et al, 2005). As such, some studies have found pro-environmental beliefs and values to correlate positively with support for wind energy (Larson & Krannich, 2016;Mulvaney et al, 2013b), while others have found the opposite (Fergen & Jacquet, 2016). Research has also shown that environmental beliefs may correlate to support for wind energy broadly, but that support may not exist when the same individuals are asked about local wind energy development (Larson & Krannich, 2016).…”

Section: Environmental Concerns and Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Positive economic aspects of wind energy development include rural economic development (Mulvaney et al, 2013b) including creation of jobs and other economic opportunities (Slattery et al, 2012), local tax revenue and/or lower tax rates for individuals (Slattery et al, 2012), increased tourism (Groth & Vogt, 2014), reduced electricity rates (Baxter et al, 2013) and landowner compensation (Jacquet, 2012). Landowner compensation, however, is not a universally positive socioeconomic impact for individuals living near turbines.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some of these studies have used convenience samples rather than robust random samples, further limiting their external validity (e.g. Landry et al, 2012;Mulvaney et al, 2013b;Walker et al, 2014c). Fast and Mabee (2015, p. 27) suggest that this qualitative, case-study nature of wind acceptance research "does not translate well to conventional policy making."…”

Section: Limitations Of Previous North American Wind Acceptance Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…but not yet built (Firestone et al, 2009;Firestone et al, 2012a;Mulvaney et al, 2013b). In studies of people near existing wind facilities, 70%-90% of respondents express positive or neutral attitudes (Baxter et al, 2013;Fergen & Jacquet, 2016;Mulvaney et al, 2013b;Pasqualetti & Butler, 1987;Petrova, 2014;Slattery et al, 2012).…”

Section: A Brief History Of North American Wind Energy Acceptance Resmentioning

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The acronym NIMBY, known to stand for ‘Not‐In‐My‐Back‐Yard’, generally describes resistance to siting specific projects close to one's area of residence while exhibiting acceptance of similar projects elsewhere. As wind energy continues to be recognized as a successful technology for meeting renewable energy targets and decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, the siting of wind turbines is a growing challenge that policy makers, facility planners, and wind developers face. The most often cited motivations for public support and opposition are reviewed here with a focus on wind energy developments in the United States. The purpose is to present the existing state of research on community responses to wind energy and to answer the following questions: What motivates support and opposition to facility siting, and in particular to wind energy facilities? Does the literature provide substantial evidence that NIMBYism is the determining motivation for opposition in the United States and, by extension, does the term's widespread use help to explain opposition? What mechanisms have been proposed for ‘overcoming’ NIMBYism, if it is present? This paper, following the recommendations of other social scientists, provides a collective call for a significant course shift: rather than proposing strategies to ‘overcome’ opposition, research should focus on proposing how to make siting successful. Drawing on a review of the relevant literature, the ‘ENUF’ framework—which stands for ‘Engage, Never use NIMBY, Understand, and Facilitate’—is introduced as a step in that direction. WIREs Clim Change 2013, 4:575–601. doi: 10.1002/wcc.250 This article is categorized under: Perceptions, Behavior, and Communication of Climate Change > Behavior Change and Responses The Carbon Economy and Climate Mitigation > Policies, Instruments, Lifestyles, Behavior

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A tale of three counties: Understanding wind development in the rural Midwestern United States

Cited by 59 publications

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Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned?

Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned?

Energy and Socioeconomic Systems to Realize Low Carbon Society (LCS)

NIMBYism revisited: public acceptance of wind energy in the United States

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