Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile

Sánchez, Minerva Andreina Cordoves; Vallejos-Romero, Arturo

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.031

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“…This paper adopts a widely-held view that risk is a socially constructed concept (Arnoldi 2009;Taarup-Esbensen 2019;Maskrey et al 2021). In this view, risk depends on "a set of social agreements and on individual perceptions" (Stahl et al 2003, p. 18;Cordoves-Sanchez and Vallejos-Romero 2019;Shou and Olney 2021) and is relatively independent of the associated hazards (Burgess et al 2018). 2 Risk cannot be taken as a given, but is instead based on context.…”

Section: A Socially Constructed Perspective Of Riskmentioning

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Risking Sustainability: Political Risk Culture as Inhibiting Ecology-Centered Sustainability

Jackson

2021

Risks

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This exploratory study aims to understand why, and propose remedies for, the treatment of political risk and sustainability as siloed risk areas in risk analyses. I employ an interdisciplinary theoretical approach that focuses on the roles of values and worldviews, stages of sustainability and hybrid knowledge to understand this siloing. The large-N interpretive method used here combines content frequency counts with discourse analysis to examine over 400 corporate communication documents from 37 companies. The study also explores how, through corporate communication, companies that provide political risk analysis convey what is at risk and what counts as sustainability. I argue that the broad shared ‘cultural’ tones of what it means to be in the political risk field pose challenges for integrating political risk and sustainability. The study concludes with several recommendations on how to overcome the current barriers in order to integrate political risk and sustainability in risk analyses.

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Section: A Socially Constructed Perspective Of Riskmentioning

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Risking Sustainability: Political Risk Culture as Inhibiting Ecology-Centered Sustainability

Jackson

2021

Risks

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“…The authors presented a case study of Malawi to demonstrate how a poorly regulated solar market has generated injustice in the local settings. [35] Research was carried out based on a qualitative methodological framework, and it was concluded that conflicts around non-conventional renewable energy projects would be linked to a reduction of ecosystem service provision in the context of La Araucanía, Chile. A case is presented through examples of wind energy projects in Southern Mexico.…”

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Sustainability, Sociocultural Challenges, and New Power of Capitalism for Renewable Energy Megaprojects in an Indigenous Mayan Community of Mexico

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Sustainable development is an integrated blend of energetic, economic, social, environmental, and governmental actors, making it one of the most challenging and subjective aims of the United Nations. A sustainability project that does not consider any of these parameters can generate resistance among different actors of society. In this work, we have demonstrated that the traditional definition of sustainability encompassing economic development, environmental protection, and social justice does not adequately cover large-scale renewable energy projects. We have presented an illuminating case study of solar development in the Yucatan state of Mexico to show that the traditional three-legged stool of sustainable development fails to accommodate local power relations and their role in energy decision-making. This point is made through a substantive and illuminating ethnography of a solar project in the community of San José Tipceh, which involves the importance of energy democracy and understanding power relations in any assessment of sustainable development. These power relations are an important component of sustainable development, and all megaprojects, especially renewable energy projects, require special attention in the governance processes. Through an analysis of an example of implementation of a mega solar project, we argue that the methodology through which the power is exercised is an exercise of great importance because it leads us to a scientific discussion that structures an international reflection on sustainability. The case study consists of mixed methods, including several techniques to deepen the analysis of sociocultural aspects, and tries to present the limits and show the weakness of the sustainability perspective in such megaprojects. It is concluded that environmental justice as a basic element of the new era of renewable energies is limited and can generate social injustices. In the same way, this work shows how power is exercised in the implementation of energy projects and in the absence of equitable comprehensive governance that does not consider the local sociocultural contexts of the communities, resulting in the generation of new powers and permanent conflicts. At the end of this work, a framework to empower local sociocultural contexts for an equitable energy transition is recommended.

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“…Polarized views dominate risk management and assessment. While scientists are objective and analytically grounded in assessing risk, the public assessment is considered in the academic literature as subjective [57,[62][63][64]. Prior research shows that people living in municipalities in the vicinity of nuclear power plant (e.g., the Dukovany nuclear power plant) tend to be more nuclear pro, as they see the economic benefits of nuclear power for their communities, comparing with others living in remote municipalities, who are more concerned with potential risk and negative consequences [65].…”

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The Nuclear Power Dilemma—Between Perception and Reality

Paraschiv

Mohamad

2020

Energies

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Motivated by the environmental challenges and the increase in energy demand, this review assesses the suitability of nuclear power production as an alternative option to using fossil fuels. First, we assess the competitiveness of nuclear power compared to other power sources considering its economic efficiency, environmental impact and implications for health, and conclude that this is a viable option to serve in addition to and as a backup to renewable sources. Second, we review previous findings in various fields on advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power technology and conclude that there is a gap between reality and perception. Third, we discuss challenges related to nuclear weapons proliferation and misperceived public opinion on nuclear power. We conclude that the gap between perception and reality stems from a lack of consolidated interdisciplinary view, media communications focusing mainly on unilateral assessments.

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Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile

Cited by 15 publications

References 25 publications

Risking Sustainability: Political Risk Culture as Inhibiting Ecology-Centered Sustainability

Risking Sustainability: Political Risk Culture as Inhibiting Ecology-Centered Sustainability

Sustainability, Sociocultural Challenges, and New Power of Capitalism for Renewable Energy Megaprojects in an Indigenous Mayan Community of Mexico

The Nuclear Power Dilemma—Between Perception and Reality

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