Wind power planning and permitting: Comparative perspectives from the Nordic countries

Pettersson, Maria; Ek, Kristina; Söderholm, Kristina; Söderholm, Patrik

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2010.07.008

Cited by 76 publications

(57 citation statements)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The social science literature is rich in studies on the aggregate impacts of such policies on capacity developments and technological innovation in the renewable energy sector (e.g., [28,19,[62][63][64]). While this research primarily addresses the cost disadvantages of new renewable energy technology and technological lock-in favoring incumbent technologies, previous work has also investigated additional hurdles to renewable energy development, i.e., different legal constraints (e.g., permitting procedures) as well as the importance of stakeholder views and public attitudes in project development (e.g., [98,77,87,101,48]). These hurdles often reflect a concern over the negative environmental effects of, for example, wind power as well as a stronger pressure to involve key stakeholders in the relevant decision-making processes (e.g., [103,44]).…”

Section: Background and Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Variations in scope rules explain, in part, the differences in wind power development across the Nordic countries. The Danish directive stipulates that areas suitable for windmill establishments should be designated and included in regional planning guidelines, while the corresponding Swedish legal rules have less legal strength [77].…”

Section: Institutional Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• The extent to which decisions are located at the national, regional or local levels, as well as include and exclude certain actors [47,78].…”

Section: Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…• the designation of areas for the development at the national, regional or local level [47,77]; • how the plannning process and benefit determinations are regulated, e.g. whether they are integrated or separated and what actors are involved in each [27].…”

Section: Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are decentralized, with several planning levels, but there are some important differences in the implementation process. In the Danish system planners cannot ignore national-level policy objectives and directives [78]. In contrast, the Swedish rules essentially grant a monopoly over the local planning process to municipalities [47], clearly delineating networks in a way that excludes, or at least significantly reduces, the influence of national government actors.…”

Section: Management By Means Of Institutional Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Newell

Sandström

Söderholm

2017

Energy Research & Social Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

a b s t r a c tThe promotion of renewable energy is an essential component of energy and climate policies, but it is increasingly recognized that the transition toward an increased use of renewable energy sources constitutes a complex socio-political process. Policy is manifested in multi-actor networks beyond formal hierarchies and must therefore build on a comprehensive empirical understanding of the local collaboration processes that make investments in renewable energy projects possible. The objectives of this article are to: (a) propose an analytical framework within which the local development processes leading to renewable energy investments can be understood, in particular emphasizing the management of the relevant actor networks; and (b) provide empirical illustrations of the framework based on existing research. The article argues that, based on network management theory, some network structures can be expected to be more successful than others in facilitating renewable energy development, and we recognize the ways in which networks and their structure tend to be placed within certain institutional contexts of rules. By consulting selected research on wind power development at the local level we illustrate the added value of the proposed framework, and outline the seeds of a future research agenda.

show abstract

Section: Background and Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Institutional Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• The extent to which decisions are located at the national, regional or local levels, as well as include and exclude certain actors [47,78].…”

Section: Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Network Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Management By Means Of Institutional Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Newell

Sandström

Söderholm

2017

Energy Research & Social Science

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Will future wind power development in Scandinavia have an impact on wolves?

Miltz,

Eriksen,

Wikenros

et al. 2024

Wildlife Biology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The global energy demand is growing, and the world is shifting towards using more renewable energy, like increased onshore wind power development. We used Global Positioning System (GPS) and Very High Frequency (VHF) location data from adult, territorial wolves Canis lupus in Scandinavia (Sweden and Norway; 1999–2021), to examine the potential for wind power development to affect wolf behavioural ecology. We examined the spatial overlap of areas proposed for wind power development with wolf territory activity centres prior to construction, to test to what extent overlap varies with season, time of day and social status (breeding versus non‐breeding wolves). Measures of overlap were the distance between wolf activity centre points and nearest proposed wind turbine, the probability of proposed wind turbines being within the activity centre, and the density of proposed wind turbines within the activity centre. The wolf activity centre points were closer to sites of proposed turbines in early summer than in late winter and the density of proposed turbines in the activity centre was higher in early summer than in late winter. These findings probably result from an altitudinal shift in wolf area use between summer and winter. We also found that the probability for proposed turbines to be within the activity centre was higher for non‐breeding than for breeding wolves during early summer, whereas it was higher for breeding compared to non‐breeding wolves during late winter. This difference might be an effect of that breeding wolves have a restricted area use during the early summer season (denning period), resulting in a lower probability of turbines being inside their activity centre as compared to late winter. There was no clear pattern for other seasonal and social status differences. The results should be viewed as a starting point for further research and supplemented with before‐after studies.

show abstract

Introduction: Energy, Policy and the Environment: Modeling Sustainable Development for the North

Järvelä

Juhola

2011

Energy, Policy, and the Environment

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Wind power planning and permitting: Comparative perspectives from the Nordic countries

Cited by 76 publications

References 13 publications

Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Network management and renewable energy development: An analytical framework with empirical illustrations

Will future wind power development in Scandinavia have an impact on wolves?

Introduction: Energy, Policy and the Environment: Modeling Sustainable Development for the North

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About