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Kyriakidou, Aikaterini
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dc.date.accessioned
2015-07-02T07:51:33Z
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2015-09-27T06:05:08Z
dc.date.issued
2015-07-02
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https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/654
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Societal reactions in Wind Farms siting
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heal.type
masterThesis
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The importance of Place Attachment
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wind farms siting
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societal reactions
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place attachment
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Not‐in‐my‐Back‐ Yard syndrome
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local opposition
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en
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free
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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School of Economics, Business Administration and Legal Studies, MSc in Environmental Management and Sustainability
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2015-02
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Kyriakidou Aikaterini ,2015, Societal reactions in Wind Farms siting – The
importance of Place Attachment, Master's Dissertation , International Hellenic University
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heal.abstract
This dissertation was written as part of the MSc in Sustainable Development at the
International Hellenic University.
The subject of this dissertation is about the grounds for societal reactions and public
opposition to wind farms siting, going beyond the classic Not In My Back Yard thinking,
which has been found not to apply at all times and which does not in fact explain the
real motives behind such oppositional behavior nor does it offer any hints as to how to
eliminate such stances. Fairly recent bibliography moves a step further towards a more
systematic conceptual background concerning oppositional behaviour, where place
attachment together with other social issues related to wind farms siting, such as trust
and justice, play a highly critical role. The scope of this dissertation is to analyze the
reasons for societal reactions and in particularly the reasons for societal reactions
caused by attachment to place. This dissertation attempts to reveal the importance of
place attachment and the relations of place attachment to supporting or oppositional
behavior with regard to wind farms siting, while it also suggests ways how to
overcome societal reactions.
Acknowledgements: To Prof. Iosif Botetzagias for his helpful consulting and comments.
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ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... III
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................ I
CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... III
I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
II. METHODOLOGY.......................................................................................................... 3
III. LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................. 5
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS? .............................................. 5
WHY DO PEOPLE REACT IN WIND FARMS SITING? .................................................................... 6
Visual impacts of wind farms ............................................................................. 7
Noise disturbance of wind farms ....................................................................... 8
High cost of wind farms ..................................................................................... 9
Impacts on birds and wildlife ............................................................................. 9
Perceived inefficiencies of wind farms ............................................................. 10
Trust ............................................................................................................. 11
Perceptions of justice ....................................................................................... 11
Property value decrease................................................................................... 12
WHAT IS THE CONCEPT BEHIND NIMBY? ........................................................................... 13
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO NIMBY ARGUMENT? ........................................................ 15
WHAT IS PLACE ATTACHMENT? ......................................................................................... 16
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE ATTACHMENT? ............................................................. 19
RELATIONS BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND ACCEPTANCE ........................................................... 21
IV. DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................. 25
HOW SHOULD DEVELOPERS AND PLANNERS RESPOND TO SOCIETAL REACTIONS IN WIND FARMS
SITING? ........................................................................................................................ 25
Place attachment ............................................................................................. 25
Other predictors of acceptance ....................................................................... 26
Trust ............................................................................................................. 26
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Procedural justice ............................................................................................. 27
Distributional justice ........................................................................................ 28
V. CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 31
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 1
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heal.advisorName
Botetzagias, Prof. Iosif
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heal.committeeMemberName
Botetzagias, Dr. Iosif
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Banias, Dr. Georgios
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Pediaditi, Dr Kalliope
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heal.academicPublisher
School of Economics & Business Administration, MSc in Sustainable Development
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ihu
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42
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