Attitudes toward Wind Power in Norway-Solution or Problem in Renewable Energy Development?
Degrowth
Ecomodernism
Energy policy
Environmental attitudes
Landscape values
Wind power development
Journal
Environmental management
ISSN: 1432-1009
Titre abrégé: Environ Manage
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7703893
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2023
11 2023
Historique:
received:
26
04
2023
accepted:
09
08
2023
medline:
20
9
2023
pubmed:
1
9
2023
entrez:
31
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Wind power has become an increasingly important source of renewable energy in Norway. Current demand and production capacity have exceeded expectations stipulated in energy policies a few years back. Wind power affects landscape characteristics, and the rapid development has created considerable public conflict. However, knowledge to date about public attitudes toward wind power development in Norway is limited. We surveyed a representative sample of the Norwegian public to examine relationships between wind power development and place attachment, localization, and policies. We also examined if attitudes toward wind power are linked to broader environmental attitudes and meaning of place. Public attitudes range from strong support to strong opposition. We found limited support for NIMBY effects. Support versus opposition correlates with attitudes toward place attachment, localization of wind power plants and energy policies. We found evidence of a dichotomy between the more fundamental world views of eco-modernism versus de-growth influencing the more specific wind power attitudes. We argue that policy institutions have underestimated the power of attitude diversity in the wind power debate, and that social acceptability of future wind power development will depend on improved understanding of how social values of landscapes are impacted.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37653090
doi: 10.1007/s00267-023-01870-5
pii: 10.1007/s00267-023-01870-5
pmc: PMC10509079
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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