NIMBYism revisited: Public acceptance of wind energy in the United States

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 575-601

  Petrova, Maria A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; MOTIVATION; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; NOT IN MY BACK YARDS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS; STATE OF RESEARCH; WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FACILITY LOCATION; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885767986     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.250     Document Type: Review

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