Friday 18 May 12
Wind - Public opinion
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- Attitudes and knowledge of renewable energy amongst the general public
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- 0439-GovN
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- Department for Business Enterprise and regulatory reform, January 2003
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file15478.pdf
- A survey involving face-to-face interviews with 1,279 people in the UK. Chapters 8 and 9 (‘Approval of renewble energy sites being developed nearby’ and ‘Approval of onshore wind farms being developed nearby’ respectively) present lists of perceived advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy and wind farms that may be raised by members of the public, national/local organisations and statutory consultees.v show details
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- Consulting communities: a renewable energy toolkit
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- 0443-GovN
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- Awel Aman Tawe for ETSU,, January 2001
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file15108.pdf
- A practical guide, written by community practitioners, which gives advice about how to consult effectively with communities and identify the key factors to consider when planning and implementing a community consultation. Why consult communities is covered in Part One. 'When', 'who', 'what' and 'how' are covered in Part Two: developing a strategy for community consultation, and Part three introduces the range of methods available.v show details
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- Examining approaches to renewables consultation
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- 0445-GovN
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- Awel Aman Tawe for ETSU/DTI, January 2001
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- External PDF File
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- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file20832.pdf
- This is a report of a project carried out under the DTI's sustainable energy programme to develop and test methods for a Participatory Assessment Process (PAP) in a large community on the subject of a renewable energy project in the area. It also extracts lessons regarding the methods and approaches undertaken. (DTI URN 01/1068)v show details
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- Renewable energy awareness and attitudes research
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- 0118-GovN
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- GfK NOP Social Research for Department of Trade and Industry, January 2006
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- External PDF File
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- www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/what%20we%20...
- This is a quantitative research project to explore awareness and attitudes to renewable energy amongst the general public in Great Britain, and determine influences on their opinions of this subject. The project involved telephone surveys and a sample of 1,932 individuals in Great Britain and a boost survey of a further 100 respondents in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland.v show details
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- The protocol for public engagement with proposed wind energy developments in England
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- 0334-GovN
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- Centre for Sustainable Energy with Garrad Hassan, Peter Capener and Bond Pearce LLP, January 2006
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- External PDF File
- Link:
- www.berr.gov.uk/files/file38708.pdf
- This protocol sets out the expectations of key stakeholders and a range of commitments they may each make to enable effective public engagement around a proposed onshore wind energy development. The supporting guidance provides more detailed explanation and examples of how the undertakings may be delivered in the process of public engagement. A must read for anyone dealing with wind farm developments. Part of a suite of papers providing guidance on good practice and community involvement in wind energy developments. See also: 'Delivering community benefits from wind energy development: A Toolkit', 'Onshore Wind Energy Planning Conditions Guidance Note' and 'Bankable Models which enable local community wind farm ownership'.v show details
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