Determining the local acceptance of wind energy projects in Switzerland: The importance of general attitudes and project characteristics

Götz, W.

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2014.09.003

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“…However, for more than a decade an increasing number of authors have deemed the NIMBY concept to be short sighted, simplistic and lacking in empirical and theoretical vigour, particularly in the wind power literature [102][103][104][105][106][107]. As Walter [108] asserts, the NIMBY perspective has now "largely been abandoned as a research paradigm" (p. 78).…”

Section: Fairness and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Others describe distributive justice as relating to individual perceptions of fairness regarding outcome distributions or allocations [10]. In contrast, theories of procedural justice are concerned with individual perceptions of fairness towards processes and decision-making procedures [10], and are explained by structural and relational models [108]. Structural models demonstrate how perceived justice is influenced by "structural procedure characteristics" [10: 78], such as during public engagement processes, whereas relational models are concerned with the development of sustainable relationships between authorities and citizens, through an understanding of the characteristics and behaviour of authorities (e.g.…”

Section: Fairness and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Walter [108] notes, theories of distributive justice explain perceptions of fairness relating to the distribution of outcomes from specific resources or projects, where fairness may be assessed by comparing outcome distributions against principles of fairness such as equity and need (e.g. [111]).…”

Section: Fairness and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

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Parry

Akiyoshi

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a b s t r a c tThe concept of social sustainability is discussed in a wide range of literatures, from urban planning to international development. Authors agree a notion of social sustainability is difficult to define, comprising numerous component parts (criteria), such as community cohesion, human wellbeing, effective dialogue and the access that citizens have to those that make important decisions on their behalf. The definition and measurement of these criteria and the role of social sustainability in energy decision making is a contentious issue. We argue that a community led, asset based approach is required to achieve any sense of how social sustainability can be defined in a community setting within the context of energy developments. We propose a conceptual framework based on a process of community group prioritization and visioning. Our earlier research on public participation and the role of dialogue for nuclear energy development in the UK, US and Japan is used to demonstrate barriers to be overcome if our systemic model of social sustainability is to become a reality. We highlight the importance of fairness and justice, place based approaches and socio-energy systems, concluding that these are necessary to promote a community and institutional awareness of social sustainability for large energy developments.

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Section: Fairness and Justicementioning

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Section: Fairness and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

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Akiyoshi

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“…The results of this study show that respondents with a neutral general attitude award very similar ratings, whether or not there are WTs near their homes. Other studies have also demonstrated the influence of general attitude on the perception of specific projects [27,38].…”

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How education orientation affects attitudes toward wind energy and wind farms: implications for the planning process

2016

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Background: Three groups of stakeholders are mainly involved in the planning, assessment, and approval processes for wind parks: the planners, the public, and the responsible public authorities. These groups have varying aims, and there are various ways of looking at proposals to set up a wind park. In particular, the viewpoints of planners and government officers are likely to differ. Planners are likely to focus on technical aspects of a wind farm project, while the public authorities are likely to be oriented toward environmental considerations. Methods: The effect of respondents' characteristics on landscape perception was analysed using generalized linear mixed models (GLMM). Set of various landscape images with and without wind turbines (WTs) was evaluated on a 15-points scale. The evaluation was accomplished with additional questions about general attitude toward wind energy, willingness to live close to WTs and presence of WTs near respondents´homes.

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“…The social science literature is rich in studies on the aggregate impacts of such policies on capacity developments and technological innovation in the renewable energy sector (e.g., [28,19,[62][63][64]). While this research primarily addresses the cost disadvantages of new renewable energy technology and technological lock-in favoring incumbent technologies, previous work has also investigated additional hurdles to renewable energy development, i.e., different legal constraints (e.g., permitting procedures) as well as the importance of stakeholder views and public attitudes in project development (e.g., [98,77,87,101,48]). These hurdles often reflect a concern over the negative environmental effects of, for example, wind power as well as a stronger pressure to involve key stakeholders in the relevant decision-making processes (e.g., [103,44]).…”

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Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Newell

Sandström

Söderholm

2017

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tThe promotion of renewable energy is an essential component of energy and climate policies, but it is increasingly recognized that the transition toward an increased use of renewable energy sources constitutes a complex socio-political process. Policy is manifested in multi-actor networks beyond formal hierarchies and must therefore build on a comprehensive empirical understanding of the local collaboration processes that make investments in renewable energy projects possible. The objectives of this article are to: (a) propose an analytical framework within which the local development processes leading to renewable energy investments can be understood, in particular emphasizing the management of the relevant actor networks; and (b) provide empirical illustrations of the framework based on existing research. The article argues that, based on network management theory, some network structures can be expected to be more successful than others in facilitating renewable energy development, and we recognize the ways in which networks and their structure tend to be placed within certain institutional contexts of rules. By consulting selected research on wind power development at the local level we illustrate the added value of the proposed framework, and outline the seeds of a future research agenda.

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Determining the local acceptance of wind energy projects in Switzerland: The importance of general attitudes and project characteristics

Cited by 100 publications

References 28 publications

Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

How education orientation affects attitudes toward wind energy and wind farms: implications for the planning process

Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

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