A tale of three counties: Understanding wind development in the rural Midwestern United States

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 322-330

  Mulvaney, Kate K ^a   Woodson, Patrick ^a   Prokopy, Linda Stalker ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acceptance; Midwestern wind development; Wind farms

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE; COMMUNITY SUPPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; MIDWESTERN WIND DEVELOPMENT; WIND FARM; WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; SURVEYS;

WIND POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LIFESTYLE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; WIND FARM; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875231999     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.064     Document Type: Article

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