Procedural justice in wind facility siting: Recommendations for state-led siting processes

Ottinger, Gwen; Hargrave, Timothy J.; Hopson, E. G.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.066

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“…One can argue that national grid decisions should entail procedural justice to be legitimate or effective, and that community opposition also can be an expression of a demand for procedurally more just processes (c.f. Ottinger et al 2014). …”

Section: Theoretical Perspectives On Public Participation and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK

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Transmission lines are critical infrastructures, but frequently contested especially at the local level, by local communities. The role of public engagement in processes pertaining to specific transmission line projects is an under-researched, yet important topic that this paper seeks to discuss by investigating how inhabitants perceive these processes and to what extent they find the processes just and fair. This paper addresses the participatory aspects of the planning process, as perceived by the local inhabitants in four Norway and UK cases, by using a qualitative comparative case study design. We further analyse this issue through frameworks of public engagement and procedural justice. In both countries public engagement is largely characterized by perceptions of insufficient information, and insufficient influence on the process. In sum, the findings indicate that the informants generally perceive the opportunities for involvement as insufficient and unjust. The findings are quite similar across all cases and both countries. Local inhabitants represent diverse groups who often have different levels of knowledge, time and engagement to bring to the planning process. Their requests for improved processes thus underline the serious public engagement challenges that applicants and decision-makers face. Cover Letter 1'Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK' Report on the editing accord. to reviewers' commments:Reviewer #1: Thanks a lot for the opportunity for reviewing this well written drafted article on a topic that has not previously been very well covered in academic journals. Work on public engagement and acceptance is available, but very few has done such an excellent work through the lenses of procedural justice. I find it very valid to apply the key aspects chosen and then to apply these on the empirical findings from Norway and the UK. Well done. This article should be published A.S.A.P. The only minor comment is the final reference to the National Public Debate Commission (NPDC)employed in a French-Spanish transmission line. It could have been interesting to learn whether such a NPDC could influence the assessment of the key aspects chosen to assess procedural justics, but I guess that this is beyond the scope of the article... Response:We have strengthened the reference to the mentioned study. See last sentence in the concluding part, under section 6 Discussion: This knowledge will contribute to a broader understanding of procedural justice as an important dimension of the wider energy justice research field, which is of crucial importance for the further decarbonization of the European energy system.Reviewer #2: This is a very good article-it addresses an important topic, uses a sound methodology, and is well written. It is almost ready to publishing, meaning my recommendation is to accept the piece with a few minor revisions.First, I like how the piece situates itself at the nexus of electrici...

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Section: Theoretical Perspectives On Public Participation and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK

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“…An open and transparent decision-making body can address issues of fairness and help to increase the social acceptability of a policy (Ottinger et al 2014). As Levi (1997:3) argues, "In most cases citizens are willing to go along with a policy they do not prefer as long as it is made according to a process they deem legitimate."…”

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It is just not fair: the Endangered Species Act in the United States and Ontario

Olive¹

2016

E&S

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ABSTRACT. The United States and the Canadian province of Ontario have enacted endangered species laws that regulate private land. The rationale for this is that the vast majority of endangered species in the two countries rely on private lands for survival. However, from a landowner perspective the law is deemed unfair. This paper presents analysis from 141 interviews with landowners in three U.S. states and Ontario. In recognition of distributive justice claims, both the U.S. government and the Ontario government have enacted programs aimed at increasing financial incentives for participation and compliance with the law. However, the law is still perceived as unfair. The central argument of this paper is that future amendments and new policies for endangered species should confront two other forms of environmental justice: procedural justice and justice-as-recognition. Landowners in both countries expressed not only concerns about compensation, but also a deep desire to be included in the protection and recovery process, as well as to be recognized by government and society as good stewards of the land. The paper concludes by stating that future policy amendments need to address justice-as-recognition if endangered species conservation on private lands is to be considered fair by landowners.

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“…The low overall use of justice arguments, particularly procedural justice, among the submissions nevertheless contrasts starkly with other studies that indicate strong community views on the justice dimensions of renewable energy siting (Anderson 2013;Armeni 2016;Bidwell 2013;Cotton and Devine-Wright 2011;Delicado et al 2014;Langer et al 2016;Ottinger et al 2014;Simcock 2016;Zoellner et al 2008). Lack of public awareness of connections between wind energy and justice seems unlikely given the findings of previous studies and the instances where procedural or other issues were expressed vociferously.…”

Section: Figure 1: Types Of Justice Arguments In Consultation Submissmentioning

confidence: 55%

“…Arguments were consequently linked to outcome, distributive and procedural justice, then procedural justice arguments were further sub-divided into: (i) decision-making rules (e.g. the NPPF or local plans); (ii) assessment procedures; and (iii) consultation processes (Ottinger, Hargrave and Hopson 2014;Schlosberg 2007). In so doing, we investigated how frequently each justice category was invoked to analyse how different justice ideas influenced the way arguments were presented.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies have explored normative frameworks for achieving just and inclusive decisionmaking, employing concepts such as participatory planning and landscape justice (Gross 2007;Howard 2015;Mason and Milbourne 2014), while others have explored community evaluations of distributive and procedural justice within decisions on energy infrastructure siting (e.g. Anderson 2013;Armeni 2016;Bidwell 2013;Cotton and Devine-Wright 2011;Delicado et al 2014;Langer et al 2016;Ottinger et al 2014;Simcock 2016;Zoellner et al 2008). However, most studies have used retrospective techniques, such as surveys, interviews or focus-group techniques, that arguably prompt participants to reflect on justice issues they may not otherwise have considered or raised in planning debates, and which often attract those with stronger opinions who may not reflect broader community views.…”

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(Not) talking about justice: justice self-recognition and the integration of energy and environmental-social justice into renewable energy siting

Bailey

Darkal

2017

Local Environment

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Not) talking about justice: justice self-recognition and the integration of energy and environmental-social justice into renewable energy siting Bailey, IG Abstract Renewable energy often provokes heated debate on climate change, energy security, and the local impacts of developments. However, how far such discussions involve thorough and inclusive debate on the energy and environmental-social justice issues associated with renewable energy siting remains ambiguous, particularly where government agendas prioritise renewable energy and planning systems offer limited opportunities for public debate on value-based arguments for and against renewable energy developments. Using the concept of justice self-recognition, we argue for greater attention to public discussion of the justice dimensions of renewable energy to assist in developing mechanisms to integrate distributive and procedural fairness principles into renewable energy decision-making. To explore how justice is currently invoked in such contexts, we examine recent UK policies for renewable energy and public submissions to applications for small-scale wind energy projects in Cornwall, UK. The analysis of public comments revealed that justice concerns were rarely discussed explicitly. Comments instead did not raise concerns as justice issues or focused implicitly on distributive justice, stressing local aesthetic, community and economic impacts, clean energy and climate change. However, the findings indicated limited discussion of procedural or participatory justice, an absence that hampers the establishment of coherent procedures for deciding acceptable impacts, information standards, public participation and arbitrating disputes. We conclude by suggesting procedural reforms to policy and planning to enable greater public expression of justice concerns and debate on how to negotiate tensions between energy and environmentalsocial justice in renewable energy siting decisions.

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Procedural justice in wind facility siting: Recommendations for state-led siting processes

Cited by 66 publications

References 16 publications

Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK

Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK

It is just not fair: the Endangered Species Act in the United States and Ontario

(Not) talking about justice: justice self-recognition and the integration of energy and environmental-social justice into renewable energy siting

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