Learning from wind power: governance, societal and policy perspectives on sustainable energy

Energy has always been important for human societies, but across the world energy issues are now being given unprecedented priority by governments, communities and citizens. The challenges permeate many spheres: technical, economic, social, political, institutional and environmental. Although other so-called 'new renewables' were under development when the policy push for renewable energy sources began in earnest, wind power was already at a sufficiently advancedstage to be the primary technology of choice. Focusing on the influential roles of governance, policy and social acceptance, this provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of research on the deployment of wind power. With chapters from leading researchers in a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, it provides acomprehensive and authoritative account of the key issues facing the deployment of wind power, and uses these insights to identify important lessons for the future expansion of other renewable energy technologies and the wider transition to sustainable energy. INDICE: Wind Power: Towards a Sustainable Energy Future?; .C.Warren, R.Cowell, G.Ellis., .P.A.Strachan.& .J.Szarka.PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLICY LEARNING.Wind Power: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges; .D.Elliott.Wind Power Policy in Germany and the UK; .V.Lauber.Wind Power and Spatial Planning in the UK;.S.Power.&. R.Cowell.From Laggard to World Leader: the United Kingdom's Adoption of MarineWind Energy; .S.Jay.Planning with the Missing Masses: Innovative Wind Power Planning in France; .A.Nadai.PART II: SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT WITH WINDPOWER.The Misdirected Opposition to Wind Energy;. M.J.Pasqualletti.The SocialExperience of Noise from Wind Farms;. C.Haggett.Navigating a Minefield? Wind Power and Local Community BenefitFunds; .P.A.Strachan.&. D.Jones.Fostering Public Engagement in Wind Energy Development: the Role of Intermediaries and Community Benefits; .P.Devine-Wright.Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects: Learning from Trans-national Experience; .S.Huber, R.Hobarty.&. G.Ellis.Drawing Lessons from Wind Power for Future Sustainable Energy; .J.Szarka, G.Ellis., .R.Cowell., .P.A.Strachan.&. C.Warren.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-29874-3
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido