Learning from Wind Power

Governance, Societal and Policy Perspectives on Sustainable Energy

By: Joseph Szarka (Editor), Richard Cowell (Editor), Geraint Ellis (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 July 2012 | Edition Number 1

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Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, this volume reflects on the political, institutional and social factors that have shaped the recent expansion of wind energy, and to consider what lessons this experience may provide for the future expansion of other renewable technologies.

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'What the book does well is to identify and disucss several barriers to making wind projects more acceptable for communities and environmental groups...Learning from Wind Power is an accessible and weighty contribution to the field.' - Ralitsa Hiteva, Sustainable Consumption Institute and School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Environment and Planning

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List of Illustrations	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Series Editor's Preface	p. xii
Notes on Contributors	p. xvi
Wind Power: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future?	p. 1
Governance and Policy Learning
Wind power: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges	p. 17
Wind Power Policy in Germany and the UK: Different Choices Leading to Divergent Outcomes	p. 38
Wind Power and Spatial Planning in the UK	p. 61
From Laggard to World Leader: The United Kingdom's Adoption of Marine Wind Energy	p. 85
Planning with the Missing Masses: Innovative Wind Power Planning in France	p. 108
Societal Engagement with Wind Power
The Misdirected Opposition to Wind Power	p. 133
The Social Experience of Noise from Wind Farms	p. 153
Navigating a Minefield? Wind Power and Local Community Benefit Funds	p. 174
Fostering Public Engagement in Wind Energy Development: The Role of Intermediaries and Community Benefits	p. 194
Social Acceptance of Wind Power Projects: Learning from Trans-National Experience	p. 215
Drawing Lessons from Wind Power for Future Sustainable Energy	p. 235
Index	p. 255
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Learning from Wind Power

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