Understanding public responses to offshore wind power

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 503-510

  Haggett, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NIMBY; Offshore wind; Public acceptance

Indexed keywords

COMMON FACTORS; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; NIMBY; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WINDS; ONSHORE WINDS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; VISUAL IMPACTS;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; WIND POWER;

DECISION MAKING;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER;

EID: 78650415565     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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