Urban wind power and the private sector: Community benefits, social acceptance and public engagement

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-244

  Evans, Bob ^a   Parks, Judith ^a   Theobald, Kate ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial urban wind; Public engagement; Public perceptions; Renewable energy; Social acceptance

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PERCEPTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; URBAN AREA; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78951493602     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.505829     Document Type: Article

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