Urban wind power and the private sector: community benefits, social acceptance and public engagement

Evans, Bob; Parks, Judith; Theobald, Kate

doi:10.1080/09640568.2010.505829

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“…In most cases, our three alternative explanations have been reported as part of a more general review of the literature on wind energy politics(Barry et al 2008, Eltham et al 2008, Warren and Birnie 2009, Phadke 2010, Swofford and Slattery 2010, Evans et al 2011, Jepson et al 2012, Waldo 2012.…”

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Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy

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Gray

Haggett

et al. 2013

Environmental Politics

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Our widely cited 2005 explanatory framework for considering public responses to wind farm developments distinguished two gaps: a 'social gap' between the high support for wind energy reported in surveys and the low success rate for wind farm applications; and an 'individual gap' whereby an individual supports wind energy in general but opposes a local wind farm (NIMBYism). The popular assumption that NIMBYism was the only explanation for the 'social gap' was contested. Instead, three explanations of the social gap were provided -democratic deficit, qualified support, and NIMBYism -and a range of different policy responses was suggested. This analysis is re-visited in order to take account of the theoretical and empirical developments since its publication. The original explanatory framework is expanded and revised and new conclusions are drawn about the likely causes of the 'social gap'.

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Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy

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Gray

Haggett

et al. 2013

Environmental Politics

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“…For example, the UK study of Evans et al [67], of proposals by supermarket chain ASDA for the construction of wind turbines in semi-rural areas, highlighted an inadequate 'business-as-usual' approach to engagement. This included presumptions made in regards to public perceptions of Renewable Energy Technology (RET) developments.…”

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Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

Whitton

Parry

Akiyoshi

et al. 2015

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tThe concept of social sustainability is discussed in a wide range of literatures, from urban planning to international development. Authors agree a notion of social sustainability is difficult to define, comprising numerous component parts (criteria), such as community cohesion, human wellbeing, effective dialogue and the access that citizens have to those that make important decisions on their behalf. The definition and measurement of these criteria and the role of social sustainability in energy decision making is a contentious issue. We argue that a community led, asset based approach is required to achieve any sense of how social sustainability can be defined in a community setting within the context of energy developments. We propose a conceptual framework based on a process of community group prioritization and visioning. Our earlier research on public participation and the role of dialogue for nuclear energy development in the UK, US and Japan is used to demonstrate barriers to be overcome if our systemic model of social sustainability is to become a reality. We highlight the importance of fairness and justice, place based approaches and socio-energy systems, concluding that these are necessary to promote a community and institutional awareness of social sustainability for large energy developments.

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“…Observers typically envision massive and potentially environmentally catastrophic projects, such as U.S. military garrisons (Cooley ; Yeo ), nuclear power plants (Jasper ), and large‐scale wind turbines (Evans, Parks, and Theobold ), as the ones most likely to encounter resistance from local residents. Reasons for opposition in such cases include concerns about health effects or catastrophic failures, the aesthetics of the project, declines in property values, and other accompanying negative externalities (Rabe ).…”

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Taking the High Ground:FEMATrailer Siting after Hurricane Katrina

Aldrich

Crook

2013

Public Administration Review

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Urban wind power and the private sector: community benefits, social acceptance and public engagement

Cited by 50 publications

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Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy

Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy

Conceptualizing a social sustainability framework for energy infrastructure decisions

Taking the High Ground:FEMATrailer Siting after Hurricane Katrina

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