Local perceptions of opportunities for engagement and procedural justice in electricity transmission grid projects in Norway and the UK

Land Use Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 299-308

  Knudsen, Jørgen K ^a   Wold, Line Camilla ^b   Aas, Øystein ^b   Kielland Haug, Jens Jacob ^a   Batel, Susana ^c   Devine Wright, Patrick ^c   Qvenild, Marte ^a   Jacobsen, Gerd B ^a  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Consultation; Involvement; Participation; Procedural justice; Public engagement; Sustainable grid development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PLANNING PROCESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NORWAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84934888533     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.04.031     Document Type: Article

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