Reconceptualising local community: environment, identity and threat

Dalby, Simon; Mackenzie, Fiona

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4762.1997.tb00012.x

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“…Although it is appreciated the geographic definition is over-simplistic and that communities are likely to be more accurately defined in terms of process (Dalby & Mackenzie, 1997), it was the more practical definition for fieldwork purposes.…”

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Public perceptions of opportunities for community-based renewable energy projects

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Usage of any items from the University of Cumbria's institutional repository 'Insight' must conform to the following fair usage guidelines.Any item and its associated metadata held in the University of Cumbria's institutional repository Insight (unless stated otherwise on the metadata record) may be copied, displayed or performed, and stored in line with the JISC fair dealing guidelines (available here) for educational and not-for-profit activities provided that• the authors, title and full bibliographic details of the item are cited clearly when any part of the work is referred to verbally or in the written form• a hyperlink/URL to the original Insight record of that item is included in any citations of the work • the content is not changed in any way• all files required for usage of the item are kept together with the main item file. You may not• sell any part of an item• refer to any part of an item without citation • amend any item or contextualise it in a way that will impugn the creator's reputation• remove or alter the copyright statement on an item.The full policy can be found here. Alternatively contact the University of Cumbria Repository Editor by emailing insight@cumbria.ac.uk. Abstract: It now widely acknowledged that the UK needs to increase renewable energy capacity and it has been claimed that community-based renewable energy projects, with high levels of public participation, are more likely to be accepted by the public than top-down development of large scale schemes and may bring additional benefits such as increased engagement with sustainable energy issues. However, little research has investigated public expectations of how people would like to participate in such projects and why. The aim of this study was to explore one rural community's response to a proposed sustainable energy project.A questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews provided quantitative and qualitative data. There was widespread support for local generation and use of renewable energy, with respondents expecting benefits from a project in terms of increased community spirit and conservation of natural resources. However, desire for active involvement was lower and residents viewed themselves participating as consultees, rather than project leaders. We suggest community renewable energy projects are likely to gain public acceptance but are unlikely to become widespread without greater institutional support.Suggested Reviewers : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 AbstractIt now widely acknowledged that the UK needs to increase renewable energy capacity and it has been claimed that community-based renewable energy projects, with high levels of public participation, are more likely to be accepted by the public than top-down development of large scale schemes and may bring additional benefits such as increase...

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“…Herney's appearance on the Isle of Harris suggests both a common purpose amidst diversity of postcolonial experience at a global level and a certain measure of irony, given the participation of those forced from the land in the Outer Hebrides during the Clearances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the colonisation of Nova Scotia (Dalby and Mackenzie 1997;Hunter 1994). On Harris, recognising a past in which Scots were implicated in the process of colonisation of his people, Herney spoke on that occasion of the rekindling of "traditional values and codes of conduct … that reawakened the true Mi'kmaq spirit and spiritual connection to Mother Earth and the Creator".…”

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Moving Mountains: Community and Resistance in the Isle of Harris, Scotland, and Cape Breton, Canada

Mackenzie

Dalby

2003

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Drawing on poststructuralist political ecology, the narratives of two struggles about siting a superquarry are examined to elucidate the complex articulations of community, nature, resistance and identity in play in public debates. Focusing on the discursive formulations of the quarry in the expert language, as well as in the arguments of both local proponents and opponents of the quarries, shows the importance of ontological categories in "environmental" siting disputes. In Harris, these themes rearticulate the histories of dispossession, crofting and religion, as well as complex layers of geographical identity in the various claims to community. In Cape Breton, the rethinking of aboriginal Mi'kmaq identity was stimulated by revived interest in the religious traditions linked to the sacred site near the proposed quarry. In light of these findings, the complexity and active rearticulation of local "community" as political resistance are emphasised and the difficulties of thinking about sustainability highlighted.

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“…Mnaranara [33] citing the research works of Dalby & Mackenzie [34] defines communities based on specific geographical site. Mnaranara [33] [35] definition of communities which is based on characteristics which residents share, some of which include culture, language, tradition, law, geography, class and race.…”

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Impact of Community Engagement on Public Construction Projects -- Case Study of Hammanskraal Pedestrian Bridge, City of Tshwane, South Africa

Rathenam¹,

Dabup²

2017

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Construction projects in the public sector are often affected by major challenges with regards to project ownership by stakeholders particularly with the co-operation of local communities. Local community participation is a requirement for various development initiatives in South Africa. Various government policies and regulations exist, to support the free and fair participation of small and medium scale enterprises within the built environment, particularly with public sector projects. This research study seeks to investigate the influence of local communities on public sector construction projects and will focus on the impact of the local community involved in the construction of the Hammanskraal Pedestrian Bridge over the R101 in Hammanskraal, Pretoria. The sample population will consist of the main contractor, the professional team involved in the project and the municipality officials overseeing the project. This research will also focus on the engagement of the professional engineer and project managers with the project steering community.

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Reconceptualising local community: environment, identity and threat

Cited by 83 publications

References 22 publications

Public perceptions of opportunities for community-based renewable energy projects

Public perceptions of opportunities for community-based renewable energy projects

Moving Mountains: Community and Resistance in the Isle of Harris, Scotland, and Cape Breton, Canada

Impact of Community Engagement on Public Construction Projects -- Case Study of Hammanskraal Pedestrian Bridge, City of Tshwane, South Africa

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