Environmental justice and citizen perceptions of a proposed electric transmission line

Community Development

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-120

  Keir, Laura ^a   Watts, Richard ^a   Inwood, Shoshanah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

energy planning; procedural justice; public participation; transmission lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898039155     PISSN: 15575330     EISSN: 19447485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2014.887130     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Armour, A. M. (1991). The siting of locally unwanted land uses: Towards a cooperative approach. Progress in Planning, 35, 1-74.
2. Arnstein, S. R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35, 216-224.
3. Baxter, J. W., Eyles, J. D., & Elliott, S. J. (1999). From siting principles to siting practices: A case study of discord among trust, equity and community participation. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 42, 501-525.
4. Beierle, T. C., & Cayford, J. (2002). Democracy in practice: Public participation in environmental decisions. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future.
5. Branch, K. M., & Bradbury, J. A. (2006). Comparison of DOE and Army advisory boards: Application of a conceptual framework for evaluating public participation in environmental risk decision making. Policy Studies Journal, 34, 723-754.
6. Burdge, R. J., & Vanclay, F. (1996). Social impact assessment: A contribution to the state of the art series. Impact Assessment, 14, 59-86.
7. Cain, N. L., & Nelson, H. T. (2013). What drives opposition to high-voltage transmission lines? Land Use Policy, 33, 204-213. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.01.003
8. Ciupuliga, A. R., & Cuppen, E. (2013). The role of dialogue in fostering acceptance of transmission lines: The case of a France-Spain interconnection project. Energy Policy, 60, 224. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.028
9. Clayton, S. (2000). New ways of thinking about environmentalism: Models of justice in the environmental debate. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 459-474.
10. Cotton, M., & Devine-Wright, P. (2011). NIMBYism and community consultation in electricity transmission network planning. In P. Devine-Wright (Ed.), Renewable energy and the public: From NIMBY to participation (pp. 115-128). London: Earthscan.
11. Cotton, M., & Devine-Wright, P. (2012). Making electricity networks "visible": Industry actor representations of "publics" and public engagement in infrastructure planning. Public Understanding of Science, 21, 17-35. doi:10.1177/0963662510362658
12. Cotton, M., & Devine-Wright, P. (2013). Putting pylons into place: A UK case study of public perspectives on the impacts of high voltage overhead transmission lines. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 56, 1225-1245. doi:10.1080/09640568.2012.716756
13. Cruikshank, B. (1999). The will to empower: Democratic citizens and other subjects. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
14. Department of Energy. (2012). The Northern Pass EIS: An online public information & involvement resource. Retrieved from http://www.northernpasseis.us/index.asp
15. Devine-Wright, P. (2013). Explaining "NIMBY" objections to a power line: The role of personal, place attachment and project-related factors. Environment and Behavior, 45, 761-781. doi:10.1177/0013916512440435
16. Doelle, M., & Sinclair, A. J. (2006). Time for a new approach to public participation in EA: Promoting cooperation and consensus for sustainability. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 26, 185-205. doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2005.07.013
17. Ducsik, D. W. (1981). Citizen participation in power plant siting: Aladdin's lamp or Pandora's box? Journal of the American Planning Association, 47, 154-166.
18. Electric Power Research Institute. (2003). Survey of electric and gas rights-of-way practitioners: Current practices and views of future transmission line siting issues. Palo Alto, CA: EPRI.
19. Elliott, P., & Wadley, D. (2012). Coming to terms with power lines. International Planning Studies, 17, 179-201. doi:10.1080/13563475.2012.673739
20. Fainstein, S. (2010). The just city. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
21. Ferree, M. M., Gamson, W. A., Gerhards, J., & Rucht, D. (2002). Four models of the public sphere in modern democracies. Theory and Society, 31, 289-324. doi:10.1023/A:1016284431021
22. Fiorino, D. J. (1990). Citizen participation and environmental risk: A survey of institutional mechanisms. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 15, 226-243.
23. Fischer, F. (2000). Citizens, experts, and the environment. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
24. Forester, J. (1989). Planning in the face of power. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
25. Friedmann, J. (1987). Planning in the public domain. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
26. Furby, L., Slovic, P., Fischhoff, B., & Gregory, R. (1988). Public perceptions of electric power transmission lines. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 8, 19-43.
27. Gamson, W. (1992). Talking politics. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
28. Gamson, W. A., & Modigliani, A. (1989). Media discourse and public opinion on nuclear power: A constructionist approach. The American Journal of Sociology, 95(1), 1-37.
29. Goffman, E. (1974). Frame analysis. New York, NY: Free Press.
30. Gross, C. (2007). Community perspectives of wind energy in Australia: The application of a justice and community fairness framework to increase social acceptance. Energy Policy, 35, 2727-2736. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.013
31. Haggett, C. (2011). "Planning and persuasion:" Public engagement in renewable energy decision making. In P. Devine-Wright (Ed.), Renewable energy and the public: From NIMBY to participation (pp. 15-27). London: Earthscan.
32. Hilen, C. (2003). High-voltage electric transmission line upgrades: The value of good corporate citizenship. The Electricity Journal, 16, 95-102. doi:10.1016/S1040-6190(03)00092-7
33. Hillman, M. (2002). Environmental justice: A crucial link between environmentalism and community development? Community Development Journal, 37, 349-360. doi:10.1093/cdj/37.4.349
34. Hoffman, P. A. (2011, February 11). Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and conduct public scoping meetings, and notice of floodplains and wetlands involvement; Northern Pass Transmission LLC. Washington, DC: Federal Register.
35. Innes, J. E., & Booher, D. E. (2004). Reframing public participation: Strategies for the 21st century. Planning Theory and Practice, 5, 419-436. doi:10.1080/1464935042000293170
36. Lauber, T. B., & Knuth, B. A. (1997). Fairness in moose management decision making: The citizens' perspective. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 25, 776-787.
37. Lawrence, R. L., Daniels, S. E., & Stankey, G. H. (1997). Procedural justice and public involvement in natural resource decision making. Society and Natural Resources, 10, 577-589.
38. Lind, E. A., & Tyler, T. R. (1988). The social psychology of procedural justice. New York, NY: Plenum Press.
39. Mannarini, T., & Taló, C. (2012). Evaluating public participation: Instruments and implications for citizen involvement. Community Development, 1-18, doi:10.1080/15575330.2012.683799
40. Marquart-Pyatt, S. T., & Petrzelka, P. (2009). Digging the Dugway? Understanding involvement in local politics. Community Development, 40, 262-274. doi:10.1080/15575330903091670
41. McConnon, D. (1986). Public participation in routing transmission lines: A program born of adversity. In D. W. Ducsik (Ed.), Public involvement in energy facility planning (pp. 163-177). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
42. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, M. A. (1994). An expanded sourcebook: Qualitative data analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
43. Nikkhah, H. A., & Redzuan, M. (2009). Participation as a medium of empowerment in community development. European Journal of Social Sciences, 11, 170-176.
44. Northeast Utilities. (2013). About NU. Retrieved from http://www.nu.com/aboutnu/
45. Northern Pass Transmission L.L.C. (2013). The Northern Pass. Retrieved from http://www.northernpass.us/
46. Palerm, J. R. (2000). An empirical-theoretical analysis framework for public participation in environmental impact assessment. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 43, 581-600.
47. Priestley, T. (1992). Perceived impacts of electric transmission facilities: A review of survey-based studies. Washington, DC: Edison Electric Institute Siting and Environmental Planning Task Force.
48. Priestley, T., & Evans, G. W. (1996). Resident perceptions of a nearby electric transmission line. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 16, 65-74.
49. Rosener, J. B. (1978). Citizen participation: Can we measure its effectiveness? Public Administration Review, 38, 457-463.
50. Rossi, J. (2009). The Trojan horse of electric power transmission line siting authority. Lewis & Clark Law School Environmental Law, 39, 1015-1048.
51. Smith, P. D., & McDonough, M. H. (2001). Beyond public participation: Fairness in natural resource decision making. Society and Natural Resources, 14, 239-249. doi:10.1080/08941920120140
52. Soini, K., Pouta, E., Salmiovirta, M., Uusitalo, M., & Kivinen, T. (2011). Local residents' perceptions of energy landscape: The case of transmission lines. Land Use Policy, 28, 294-305. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.06.009
53. Syme, G., & Fenton, D. (1993). Perceptions of equity and procedural preferences for water allocation decisions. Society and Natural Resources, 6, 347-360.
54. Thibaut, J., & Walker, L. (1975). Procedural justice: A psychological analysis. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
55. Thomas, J. C. (1995). Public participation in public decisions: New skills and strategies for public managers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
56. Throgmorton, J. A. (1996). Planning as persuasive storytelling: The rhetorical construction of Chicago's electric future. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
57. Tracy, P. (2011a, March 16). Northern Pass hearing spurs talk. New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved from http://www.unionleader.com
58. Tracy, P. (2011b, March 19). Plymouth crowd opposes Northern Pass. New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved from http://www.unionleader.com
59. Vajjhala, S. P., & Fischbeck, P. S. (2007). Quantifying siting difficulty: A case study of US transmission line siting. Energy Policy, 35, 650-671. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.12.026
60. Watts, R. A., & Kaza, S. (2013). Planning for power: Frame production in an environmental conflict over the siting of a high-voltage transmission line. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 3, 247-258. doi:10.1007/s13412-013-0134-z
61. Webler, T. (1995). "Right" discourse in citizen participation: An evaluative yardstick. In O. Renn, T. Webler, & P. Wiedemann (Eds.), Fairness and competence in citizen participation: Evaluating models for environmental discourse (pp. 35-86). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
62. Webler, T., & Tuler, S. (2001). Public participation in watershed management planning: Views on process from people in the field. Human Ecology Review, 8, 29-39.
63. Webler, T., & Tuler, S. (2006). Four perspectives on public participation process in environmental assessment and decision making: Combined results from 10 case studies. The Policy Studies Journal, 34, 699-722. doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2006.00198.x
64. White House. (2013). Interagency rapid response team for transmission. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/interagency-rapid-response-team-for-transmission
65. Wolsink, M. (2007). Planning of renewable schemes: Deliberative and fair decision making on landscape issues instead of reproachful accusations of non-cooperation. Energy Policy, 35, 2692-2704. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.002
66. Young-Knox, S. (2011, March 18). More opposition surfaces to Northern Pass. New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved from http://www.unionleader.com