Determining appropriate wind turbine setback distances: Perspectives from municipal planners in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 782-789

  Watson, Ian ^a   Betts, Stephen ^a   Rapaport, Eric ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Municipality; Setback; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE DISTANCES; LAND USE POLICY; LOCAL IMPACTS; MUNICIPALITY; NOVA SCOTIA; ONTARIO; REGULATORY POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SEPARATION DISTANCES; SETBACK; SETBACK DISTANCES;

ENERGY POLICY; LAND USE; PLANNING; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY RESOURCE; LAND USE; PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84855952481     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.046     Document Type: Article

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