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Abstract(s)
This article attempts to explain the swift development of renewable energy, in
particular wind energy, in Portugal, by assessing the socio-political, community and
market acceptance of renewables. We examine, on the one hand, the institutional and
policy framework, the approaches to planning, and the ownership of facilities, and,
on the other hand, the attitudes of Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations
and citizens towards renewable energy in general and local windfarms in particular.
Results show that a highly attractive feed-in tariff system and a system of planning
decisions at the national level has led to an expansion of wind power, regardless of a
less than enthusiastic public opinion and a sceptical environmental movement.
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Keywords
Energias renováveis Organizações ambientais
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Delicado, A., Junqueira, L., Fonseca, S., Truninger, M., Silva, L., Horta, A., Figueiredo, E. (2014). Not in Anyone's Backyard? Civil Society Attitudes towards Wind Power at the National and Local Levels in Portugal. Science & Technology Studies, 27 (2), 49-71
Publisher
European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)