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.
PATRICK DEVINE-WRIGHT holds a chair in Human Geography at the University of Exeter, UKDAVID ELLIOTT Emeritus Professor in Technology Policy at the Open University, UKCLAIRE HAGGETT Lecturer in the Sociology of Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, UKROBERT HOBARTY Energy and sustainable development expertSTEFANIE HUBER holds a master degree in Environmental Sciences and a certificate in teaching on environmental issuesSTEPHEN JAY Lecturer in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UKDAVID JONES Lecturer in Business Strategy and the Environment, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UKVOLKMAR LAUBER Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Salzburg, AustriaALAIN NADAI Socio-economist and research director at CIRED, FranceMARTIN J. PASQUALETTI Professor of Geography in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, USASIMON POWER Associate Director at Arup, UK
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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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Wind Power: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future?; C.Warren , R.Cowell , G.Ellis , P.A.Strachan & J.Szarka PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY LEARNING Wind Power: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges; D.Elliott Wind Power Policy in Germany and the UK; V.Lauber Wind Power and Spatial Planning in the UK; S.Power & R.Cowell From Laggard to World Leader: the United Kingdom's Adoption of MarineWind Energy; S.Jay Planning with the Missing Masses: Innovative Wind Power Planning in France; A.Nadai PART II: SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT WITH WIND POWER The Misdirected Opposition to Wind Energy; M.J.Pasqualletti The Social Experience of Noise from Wind Farms; C.Haggett Navigating a Minefield? Wind Power and Local Community BenefitFunds; P.A.Strachan & D.Jones Fostering Public Engagement in Wind Energy Development: the Role of Intermediaries and Community Benefits; P.Devine-Wright Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects: Learning from Trans-national Experience; S.Huber , R.Hobarty & G.Ellis Drawing Lessons from Wind Power for Future Sustainable Energy; J.Szarka , G.Ellis , R.Cowell , P.A.Strachan & C.Warren
