TY - CHAP
TI - Out of Sight, out of Mind? Existing Offshore Wind Farms Are More Accepted Than Planned Ones
AU - Hübner, G
AU - Pohl, J
T2 - Sea – Wind – Power
AB - The RAVE research project Acceptance of Offshore Wind Energy Use surveyed residents, tourists and local experts in two regions with offshore wind farms at three points in time: prior to the erection of offshore wind farms (2009) and afterwards, during turbine operation (2011, 2012). To determine whether or not any changes in attitude to wind energy were down to operation, comparison surveys were made in coastal regions without wind farms. Topics in the interviews were attitudes and expected impacts on the marine environment, tourism, sense of home and safety of shipping, as well as desired forms of participation, also in the planning process. Questions were also asked about measures for gaining greater acceptance. There is acceptance of offshore wind energy, more for far-shore wind farms than for near-shore, and when the safety of shipping takes top priority. Conflicts can be limited better with participation than without it.
DA - 2016/11//
PY - 2016
SP - 217–226
PB - Springer
UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-53179-2_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-662-53179-2_24
U1 - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Navigation
KW - Social & Economic Data
KW - Stakeholder Engagement
ER -