Renewable energy and the public : from NIMBY to participation / edited by Patrick Devine-Wright.

Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or technologies...

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Other Authors: Devine-Wright, Patrick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.
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Summary:Throughout the world, the threat of climate change is pressing governments to accelerate the deployment of technologies to generate low carbon electricity or heat. But this is frequently leading to controversy, as energy and planning policies are revised to support new energy sources or technologies (e.g. offshore wind, tidal, bioenergy or hydrogen energy) and communities face the prospect of unfamiliar, often large-scale energy technologies being sited near to their homes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (369 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781849776707
1849776709
9781136530265
1136530266
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.