Visual Impact of Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Implications for Deployment and Public Perception

Beer, Martin; Rybár, Radim; Gabániová, Ľubomíra

doi:10.3390/pr11082252

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“…The use of common rural landscape elements such as buildings and hills in fictional images without strong regional characteristics makes it less likely for these images to be associated with respondents' hometowns. This helps to minimize the NIMBY (not in my back yard) effect as much as possible [25,33]. Participants were asked to score the six pictures, ranging from 0 (ugly) to 10 (beautiful).…”

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Accepting Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Rural Landscapes: The Tangle among Nostalgia, Morality, and Economic Stakes

Li,

Gou

2023

Land

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In the context of climate change and rural revitalization, numerous solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are being installed on village roofs and lands, impacting the enjoyment of the new rural landscape characterized by PV panels. However, the visual acceptance of PV panels in rural areas of China is not yet fully understood. This study aims to identify and correlate three key influential factors that contribute to the acceptance and appreciation of PV panels in China’s rural settings. A quasi-experiment was conducted, incorporating diverse landscapes into six rural settings, each containing both the original landscape and PV panels. The findings demonstrated that the original rural landscape was significantly more scenic than PV panels, and factors contributing to the appreciation of traditional landscapes, such as nostalgia, played a vital role in rejecting PV panels. Conversely, renewable energy-related factors, such as economic stakes and moral desirability, were found to contribute to the acceptance of PV panels. This study contributes to the strategic planning and design of solar PV panels in rural landscapes, taking into consideration social acceptance and local contexts.

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Section: Questionnaire Designmentioning

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Accepting Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Rural Landscapes: The Tangle among Nostalgia, Morality, and Economic Stakes

Li,

Gou

2023

Land

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“…In summary, the quantification of public perceptions regarding architecture and architectural movements stands as an integral but largely unexplored [19] research direction for advancing the formation of sustainable living environments. Existing approaches to research questions on the perception of landscapes range from questionnaires [19][20][21] to analyses of social media uploads [22,23] to various types of analyses of georeferenced photographs [2,6,24], image analysis methods [25], and even crowdsourcing [26]. However, there is still much potential for further analyses as the field is characterized by a scarcity of original data.…”

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An Investigation of the Perception of Neoclassical, Eclectic, Modernist, and Postmodern Architecture within Different Urban Landscapes: Athens vs. Paris

Chesné,

Ioannidis

2024

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The public perception of buildings belonging to different architectural movements is a largely unexplored area from a quantitative scientific perspective. However, a better scientific understanding of perceptions of architectural movements is important for the formation of improved planning and design policies. In this work, we carry out an initial exploration of the public preferences of the architectural movements of Neoclassicism, Eclecticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism. To this aim, a total of 103 citizens from Athens (Greece) and Paris (France) were presented with the same questions regarding their opinions on buildings belonging to those movements. In the analysis and interpretation of the collected data, the different cultural, professional, and demographic characteristics of participants were then considered, as well as the role of the urban landscapes of Athens and Paris as the historical, societal, and aesthetic contexts that influence and shape perceptions. The results demonstrated a clear and uniform prevalence of Neoclassical architecture in terms of positive public perception in both cities. Similarly, in both cities, Eclecticism followed with a relatively more positive perception than Modern and Postmodern architectural styles, which were rated the lowest. However, a significant difference between the two cities was that when participants singled out their primary favorite style, Modernism enjoyed higher favorability in Athens than in Paris. These findings and their theoretical exploration provide inferences into the complexities of public perceptions of architectural styles, with potential implications for the integration of citizen preferences into future research on architectural/urban design and planning.

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Policy insights for wind energy from a choice experiment stated preference efficient design in Apulia region (Italy)

Caporale,

De Lucia,

dell’Olio

et al. 2024

Econ Polit

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The present work argues that wind energy is either a positive or negative determinant against the risks associated with its use, and aims at: evaluating the incidence of energy risks on the perception of wind energy; analysing the trade-offs between a wind farm installation, land conservation and energy risks; suggesting adequate policy indications for the efficiency of future energy markets. The study compares the results from logit models, which estimate the distribution of the utility coefficients with a Choice Experiment approach using a stated preference efficient design and honesty priming techniques to overcome the hypothetical bias. Main findings indicate a positive attitude for the proposed wind energy scenarios in terms of Aesthetical impact, CO2 and Bill savings, and Costs, as well as more densely distributed wind farms producing more energy. Installation and maintenance costs and the rate of avian collisions are considered acceptable. From the main findings, useful policy insights assess the efficiency of wind farms projects to reduce costs and energy prices. Simplification of bureaucracy, direct economic benefits for local communities, citizens’ participation, and dissemination of information are key practices for future developments of wind energy markets.

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Visual Impact of Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Implications for Deployment and Public Perception

Cited by 7 publications

References 43 publications

Accepting Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Rural Landscapes: The Tangle among Nostalgia, Morality, and Economic Stakes

Accepting Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Rural Landscapes: The Tangle among Nostalgia, Morality, and Economic Stakes

An Investigation of the Perception of Neoclassical, Eclectic, Modernist, and Postmodern Architecture within Different Urban Landscapes: Athens vs. Paris

Policy insights for wind energy from a choice experiment stated preference efficient design in Apulia region (Italy)

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