TY - JOUR
TI - Social acceptance of wind energy development and planning in rural communities of Australia: A consumer analysis
AU - D'Souza, C
AU - Yiridoe, E
T2 - Energy Policy
AB - Social acceptance is necessary for widespread adoption of new renewable energy technologies. A lack of social acceptance by local community residents is a barrier to increasing the renewable energy mix and targets in Australia. This study empirically evaluated predictor importance of key constructs of social acceptance, using responses from a sample of 226 survey respondents in Australia. Regression analysis suggest that ‘Concerns with wind turbines’ was the predictor most strongly correlated with Social Acceptance, followed by ‘Annoyance with wind turbines’, and then ‘Consultation with stakeholders’. Implications of the study and recommendations for consideration by various interest groups (such as policy makers, and potential entrepreneurs) are discussed. This research contributes to theory building rather than theory testing of social acceptance of wind energy development.
DA - 2014/11//
PY - 2014
VL - 74
SP - 262
EP - 270
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421514004881
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.08.035
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -