Different shades of green: A case study of support for wind farms in the rural midwest

Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1012-1024

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

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Midwestern landscape; Renewable energy; Social impact; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; MIDWESTERN LANDSCAPE; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL IMPACT; WIND FARM; WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT;

RESEARCH; SURVEYS; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIAL IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

HUMANS; INDIANA; POWER PLANTS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; WIND;

BENTON COUNTY [INDIANA]; INDIANA; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878744136     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0026-8     Document Type: Article

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