What’s love got to do with it? Understanding local cognitive and affective responses to wind power projects

Russell, Aaron; Firestone, Jeremy

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101833

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“…Other recent publications have relied on integrative conceptualizations of emotions and affect as part of “dual-process” models, which emphasize the coupled nature of cognition and affect (Menzel, 2013; Russell & Firestone, 2021, 2022; Truelove, 2012). Famously described as “thinking, fast and slow” (Kahneman, 2011), dual-process models represent a promising approach to studying affect in tandem with cognition where interactions among many variables might be otherwise missed.…”

Section: Dual Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, the U-shaped curve does not adequately account for the dynamics of population movement in communities (Firestone et al, 2018). Russell and Firestone (2021) also point to a relation to Tiebout sorting (Tiebout, 1956), where individuals self-sort into communities based on attributes of given communities (such as parks, population density, schools, and most relevant to the present discussion, energy infrastructure). In perception of wind developments, different emotional responses are held by people who have moved near renewable developments after they have been deployed, often with more positive affect as opposed to feeling imposed upon (Pasqualetti, 2011).…”

Section: Change Over Timementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Energy Siting, Affect, and Climate Mitigation: Questions for a Future Research Agenda

Russell

Firestone

2023

Emotion Review

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The affective sciences are essential to research regarding sustainable transition towards renewable energy. We focus on important questions that should be addressed by affective science in relation to the siting of large-scale renewable energy projects like wind and solar. Considering the recent acceleration of the transition, a more holistic understanding of negative and positive emotional responses to energy development will be essential. This is particularly important as the least controversial sites begin to dwindle in number. We break this commentary down into four primary question categories for future research. These are the causal relationships between emotional elicitations and their sources, dual processing through cognitive and affective response, affect and its relationship with place, and how all of these elements change over time.

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Section: Dual Processesmentioning

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Section: Change Over Timementioning

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Sustainable Energy Siting, Affect, and Climate Mitigation: Questions for a Future Research Agenda

Russell

Firestone

2023

Emotion Review

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“…Those who are mild opponents have associations and affective evaluations similar to those in the indifferent group, while the strongly opposed display a unique set of associations. Affect and emotions can also be tied to procedural justice, as Russell and Firestone [33], claimed that a negative emotional response may indicate that individuals have perceived the process as unfair.…”

Section: Affect and Emotionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy

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The social acceptability of wind farms has been researched for several decades now, with the first research tracing back to the 1980s. This paper aims to deliver a literature review within the structural framework proposed by the paper of variables influencing the acceptability of wind farms. The large amount of research published on the social acceptability of wind farms requires an effort to identify and categorise variables to deliver a holistic understanding of opposition and support to wind energy. We classify the variables into three main categories: first, ‘psychological variables’, including perceived benefits and costs, emotions, and attitudes; second, ‘contextual variables’, including community energy schemes and media influence; and finally, third, ‘personal resources’, including income or wealth, place of residence, and relevant knowledge in relation to the wind farm. In agreement with other scholars, we argue that NIMBYism (not in my backyard) is an outdated and simplistic explanation for opposition to wind farms. Instead, we provide a theoretical framework to explain the acceptability of wind energy and show how these variables might influence both acceptance and opposition.

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“…One addressed perceived risks of a hypothetical offshore wind farm and the relationship to ecosystem services (Klain et al., 2018). Another analysis drew on risk perception literature in the design of a national survey examining affect and cognition pre‐ and post‐construction for land‐based wind turbines (Russell & Firestone, 2021). A third was a media analysis in Ontario that drew upon SARF and public perceptions of land‐based wind turbine health risks (Songsore & Buzzelli, 2016).…”

Section: Literature Review On Wind Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social amplification of risks and the clean energy transformation: Elaborating on the four attributes of information

Ram

Webler

2022

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The social amplification of risk framework (SARF) was developed to help comprehend how emerging contributions about the psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of risk could work in unison to impact decision making about risk. The framework proposed that risks are amplified or attenuated by interested parties employing different rhetorical strategies to give information about risk a certain “spin.” The original literature identified four “attributes of information.” However, despite the longevity of the framework, these have not been explicated in detail. Here we add depth and clarity by examining how amplification stations send risk signals that amplify or attenuate risk by emphasizing these different attributes of information. Drawing on a wealth of qualitative data from two case studies of offshore wind turbine siting off the coasts of Maryland and Delaware and guided by an extensive literature review, we reveal the strategies interested parties are using to influence siting decisions and risk management. The paper explores the usefulness of SARF in organizing qualitative information and sharpening insights on participatory risk governance and the nuances of public responses to a relatively new low‐carbon technology. The authors conclude that the framework is valuable for analyzing stakeholder information while also recognizing limitations that may be addressed with some targeted future research.

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What’s love got to do with it? Understanding local cognitive and affective responses to wind power projects

Cited by 21 publications

References 51 publications

Sustainable Energy Siting, Affect, and Climate Mitigation: Questions for a Future Research Agenda

Sustainable Energy Siting, Affect, and Climate Mitigation: Questions for a Future Research Agenda

Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy

Social amplification of risks and the clean energy transformation: Elaborating on the four attributes of information

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