Attitudes towards on-land and offshore wind power development in Denmark; choice of development strategy

Prospects for the use of macro-algae for fuel in Ireland and the UK: An overview of marine management issues

“…There is a sizeable body of literature highlighting the role of public perceptions in the context of low carbon energy technologies and a developing literature specific to public perceptions of marine energy technologies [24][25][26][27]. Ironically it is, at least in part, concern about public opposition that has led to the growing interest in the development of marine based technologies, which are by their very nature removed from centres of population.…”

“…Ironically it is, at least in part, concern about public opposition that has led to the growing interest in the development of marine based technologies, which are by their very nature removed from centres of population. However, the marine-focussed studies indicate that public perception issues can still be important, particularly in relation to the impact of new developments on seascapes, navigation and marine environmental quality [24,25,[27][28][29].…”

Near-shore wind power—Protected seascapes, environmentalists’ attitudes, and the technocratic planning perspective

“…This is the experience onshore, but as long as wind power is nearshore and still visible from the shore, it can be expected that landscape is still essential (Bishop and Miller, 2007;Ladenburg, 2008). The possibility to achieve a positive fit between local landscapes and wind turbines may be very subjective indeed (Lothian, 1999), but nevertheless the issue of the perceived fit of turbines to the landscape at the site is by far the most important factor in the contrasts between views on wind power implementation (Ellis et al, 2007;Breukers and Wolsink, 2007b).…”

Sublime technology and object of fear: offshore wind scientists assessing publics

“…that development is opposed primarily because residents fear a devaluation of their property) -cannot be generally confirmed (Wolsink, 2012). Actually, many studies indicate that people living close to the respective sites have the same or even more positive attitudes than people living farther away (Jones and Eiser, 2010;Ladenburg, 2008;Warren et al, 2005).…”