TY - JOUR
TI - A wind of change in Norway: Explaining shifts in municipal stances on wind power by policy feedback and energy justice
AU - Eikeland, P
AU - Taranger, K
AU - Inderberg, T
AU - Gulbrandsen, L
T2 - Energy Research & Social Science
AB - Despite the growing need for renewable electricity, wind power development has not proceeded smoothly. This study examines the shifting stances on wind power development in Norwegian municipalities. By developing and applying a combined policy feedback and energy justice framework, we investigate how experiences from earlier wind power policies have affected the positions of municipal councils. Through a systematic text analysis of municipal council responses to a national consultation on the siting of wind power installations, combined with data from interviews in selected municipalities, we show how considerations of distributional, procedural and recognition justice, stemming from experiences with wind power policies and developments, have moulded the shift in municipal council stances. Our analysis makes clear the essential role of perceptions of justice in connection with strategies for raising acceptance of wind power development as part of the ongoing energy transition.
DA - 2023/10//
PY - 2023
VL - 104
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629623002918
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103231
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Environmental Justice
KW - Legal & Policy
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -