TY - JOUR
TI - Quantifying trade-offs for the spatial allocation of onshore wind generation capacity – A case study for Germany
AU - Tafarte, P
AU - Lemann, P
T2 - Ecological Economics
AB - The deployment of onshore wind power is an important means to mitigate climate change. However, wind turbines also have negative impacts at the local scale, like disamenities to residents living nearby, changes in landscape quality, or conflicts with nature conservation. Our paper quantifies spatial trade-offs arising between these criteria. For this purpose, we propose a novel approach using Pareto frontiers and a Gini-like potential trade-off indicator. Our analysis builds on a spatial optimization model using geographical information system data for Germany. We show that spatial trade-offs between the criteria under consideration are substantial. The size of the trade-off varies substantially with the criteria under consideration, depending on the spatial heterogeneity of each criterion as well as on the spatial correlation between the criteria. Spatial trade-offs are particularly pronounced between nature conservation (measured by impacts on wind power-sensitive birds) and other criteria.
DA - 2023/07//
PY - 2023
VL - 209
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800923000757
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107812
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Birds
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Marine Spatial Planning
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -