Preferences of coastal zone user groups regarding the siting of offshore wind farms

Ladenburg, Jacob; Dubgaard, Alex

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.02.002

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“…They find positive WTP for locating wind farms further from land (distances of 12 km, 18 km, and 50 km, relative to an 8 km baseline). Also, they find that residents that are more likely to see offshore wind farms -either from their residence or while engaged in recreational boating, fishing, or beach visitation -exhibit significantly higher WTP for locating turbines further offshore (Ladenburg and Dubgaard, 2009). They express concern over the viability of coastal recreation and tourism in the presence of offshore wind turbines.…”

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Wind turbines and coastal recreation demand

Landry

Allen

Cherry

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Resource and Energy Economics

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We examine the impact of coastal wind turbines on local coastal tourism and recreation for residents of the northeastern coastal counties in North Carolina. A combination of telephone and web survey data are used to assess the impact of coastal wind farms on trip behavior and site choice. Most of the respondents to our telephone survey claim to support offshore wind energy development, and independent survey data suggest that the observed levels of support may be indicative of the broader population in this region. Overall, we find very little impact of coastal wind turbines on aggregate recreational visitation; loss in annual consumer surplus associated with wide spread wind development in the coastal zone is insignificant at $17 (or about 1.5% of annual consumer surplus). Results suggest that NC local coastal tourists are averse to wind farms in the near-shore zone; average compensating variation for wind farms one mile from the shore is estimated at $55 per household. On average, we find no evidence of aversion to wind farms 4 miles out in the ocean, or for wind farms located in coastal estuaries. For all wind farm scenarios, we find evidence of preference heterogeneity-some respondents find this appealing while others find it aversive.

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Wind turbines and coastal recreation demand

Landry

Allen

Cherry

et al. 2012

Resource and Energy Economics

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“…Ladenburg and Dubgaard [23,34] were the first economic valuation studies to address preferences for the reducing visual disamenities of offshore wind farms and were part of a larger study on offshore wind farms [38,39]. These studies tested the spatial attributes of offshore wind power locations as a distance attribute (12, 18 or 50 km relative to 8 km from the coast) and how the spatial location of offshore wind farms influence the preferences for the distance attribute (see later).…”

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How Spatial Relationships Influence Economic Preferences for Wind Power—A Review

Knapp

Ladenburg²

2015

Energies

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An increasing number of studies in the environmental and resource economic literature suggest that preferences for changes or improvements in environmental amenities, from water quality to recreation, are spatially heterogeneous. One of these effects in particular, distance decay, suggests that respondents exhibit a higher willingness to pay (WTP) the closer they live to a proposed environmental improvement and vice versa. The importance of spatial effects cannot be underestimated. Several of these studies find significant biases in aggregate WTP values, and therefore social welfare, from models that disregard spatial factors. This relationship between spatial aspects and preferences, however, remains largely ignored in the non-market valuation literature applied to valuing preferences for renewable energy, generally, and wind power, specifically. To our knowledge, fourteen peer-reviewed studies have been conducted to estimate stated preferences (SP) for onshore and/or offshore wind development, yet less than half of those utilize any measure to account for the relationship between spatial effects and preferences. Fewer still undertake more robust measures that account for these spatially dependent relationships, such as via GIS, outside incorporating a single 'distance' attribute within the choice experiment (CE) referenda. This paper first reviews the methodologies of the SP wind valuation studies that have integrated measure(s) to account for spatial effects. We then categorize these effects into three dimensions-distance to a proposed wind project, distance to existing wind project(s), and cumulative effects-supporting each with a discussion of significant findings, including those OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2015, 8 6178 found in the wind hedonic and acceptance literature. Policy implications that can be leveraged to maximize social welfare when siting future wind projects as well as recommendations for additional research to control for preference spatial heterogeneity in wind CEs are also posited.

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“…Where concerns have been raised, they typically relate to: visual impacts [31][32][33]; environmental impacts [32,33]; impacts on local industry and tourism [32,33]; the cost of renewable energy projects [22]; and the concept of place attachment [29,[34][35][36].…”

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Cool as a (sea) cucumber? Exploring public attitudes toward seawater air conditioning in Hawai‘i

Lilley

Konan

Lerner

2015

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tSeawater air conditioning (SWAC) has the potential to reduce the energy demand for air conditioning by 75-90%. This article reports the findings of a mail survey sent to residents of the Hawaiian island of O'ahu investigating attitudes toward SWAC and opinions of installing a system in Waikīkī. Results show that while only 55% of O'ahu residents were previously aware of SWAC, 62% supported its development in Waikīkī and just 7% opposed. Of those familiar with the technology, support rose to 69%. However, when compared to eight other low-carbon energy options, SWAC ranked second to last. Concern exists about the potential environmental impacts of SWAC, particularly with regard to reef damage and algae production. Logistic regression analysis shows no significant difference in the likelihood of a person supporting SWAC due to their sex or level of education; although age, political affiliation, and locality do affect the likelihood of support. Those who see tourism as very important to Hawai'i and think SWAC will benefit the tourism industry are more likely to support, along with those who have a very positive opinion of renewable energy, and those who are familiar with the technology. In contrast, high-income O'ahu residents are less likely to support SWAC.

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Preferences of coastal zone user groups regarding the siting of offshore wind farms

Cited by 86 publications

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Wind turbines and coastal recreation demand

Wind turbines and coastal recreation demand

How Spatial Relationships Influence Economic Preferences for Wind Power—A Review

Cool as a (sea) cucumber? Exploring public attitudes toward seawater air conditioning in Hawai‘i

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