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Review article
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11 Aug 2022
Review article |
| 11 Aug 2022
| 11 Aug 2022
Public acceptance of wind energy – concepts, empirical drivers and some open questions
Michael Ruddat
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ZIRIUS – Research Center for Interdisciplinary Risk and Innovation Studies, University of Stuttgart, Seidenstr. 36, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany
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This is a review article concerning the main factors influencing acceptance of wind energy. Research has shown that risk and benefit perceptions, the fair distribution of these risks and benefits, participation in the decision-making process, trust in relevant actors like local authorities, and the management of, for example, visual impacts of wind turbines can have effects on the acceptance of wind projects. Open questions remain concerning, for example, what a fair distribution is.
This is a review article concerning the main factors influencing acceptance of wind energy....
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