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Identifying predictors of attitudes towards local onshore wind development with reference to an English Case Study (Jones 2009)

Paper identifies “what factors might predict attitudes towards wind development in England”.

Wind Energy planning in England, Wales and Denmark: Factors influencing Project Success (McLaren 2007)

Paper investigates the role of public participation in the planning process of onshore wind farms in Europe.
Paper concludes that projects with high levels of participatory planning are more likely to be publicly accepted and successful.

Factors that weighted into the study included:

“Beyond NIMBYism: towards an Integrated Framework for Understanding Public Perceptions of Wind Energy” (Devine-Wright 2005)

Provides a literature review of past reseach papers
Paper has specific section entitled “Does Community Involvement Increase Local Support for Wind Farms?”.

Section brings out several findings of past papers, and includes many references:

Economic Development Impacts of Community Wind Projects: A Review and Empirical Evaluation

Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policymakers

A Projection of the Community Wind Market in the United States

Community Vs. Corporate Wind: Does it Matter Who Develops the Wind in Big Stone County, MN?

American Wind Energy Association: Annual Wind Industry Report

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