A case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 931-943

  Baxter, Jamie ^a   Morzaria, Rakhee ^a   Hirsch, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Risk perception; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AESTHETIC PREFERENCE; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; CASE-CONTROL; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; FACILITY SITING; TURBINE INSTALLATION;

HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION;

WIND TURBINES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; HEALTH RISK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK PERCEPTION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84881670637     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.050     Document Type: Article

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