Learning from wind power
Subtitle: governance, societal and policy perspectives on sustainable energy
By: edited by Joseph Szarka ... [et al.].
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230298743
Subjects: Wind power; Government policy; Social aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable
Description: "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"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Wind Power: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future?; C.Warren, R.Cowell, G.Ellis, P.A.Strachan& J.Szarka; title: PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY LEARNING; title: Wind Power: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges; D.Elliott; title: Wind Power Policy in Germany and the UK; V.Lauber; title: Wind Power and Spatial Planning in the UK; S.Power& R.Cowell; title: From Laggard to World Leader: the United Kingdom's Adoption of MarineWind Energy; S.Jay; title: Planning with the Missing Masses: Innovative Wind Power Planning in France; A.Nadai; title: PART II: SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT WITH WIND POWER; title: The Misdirected Opposition to Wind Energy; M.J.Pasqualletti; title: The Social Experience of Noise from Wind Farms; C.Haggett; title: Navigating a Minefield? Wind Power and Local Community BenefitFunds; P.A.Strachan& D.Jones; title: Fostering Public Engagement in Wind Energy Development: the Role of Intermediaries and Community Benefits; P.Devine-Wright; title: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects: Learning from Trans-national Experience; S.Huber, R.Hobarty& G.Ellis; title: Drawing Lessons from Wind Power for Future Sustainable Energy; J.Szarka, G.Ellis, R.Cowell, P.A.Strachan& C.Warren.