Time to talk about values, time to say no: What drives public participation in decision-making on abstract versus concrete energy projects?
Goda Perlaviciute,
Lorenzo Squintani
Abstract:One way to develop more socially acceptable energy projects is by engaging people with different values (i.e., guiding principles in people’s lives) from early on in decision-making. However, people with different values may want to participate at different times of decision-making. When energy projects are still abstract (e.g., national renewable energy targets), people with strong biospheric values (i.e., caring about the environment) and altruistic values (i.e., caring about others) may want to participate.… Show more
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