When is enough, enough? Identifying predictors of capacity estimates for onshore wind-power development in a region of the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4563-4577

  Jones, Christopher R ^a   Orr, Barry J ^a   Eiser, J Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cumulative effects; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVEY DATA; VISUAL IMPACTS; WIND FARM;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ESTIMATION;

ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958072836     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.04.044     Document Type: Article

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