The acronym NIMBY, known to stand for 'Not‐In‐My‐Back‐Yard', generally describes
resistance to siting specific projects close to one's area of residence while exhibiting …

Centring on landscape, considerable social tension persists around siting windfarms in
Wales. While the policy of both Wales and UK governments commits them to cutting carbon …

Although wind energy is a pollution-free and infinitely sustainable form of energy, there is
considerable concern over certain environmental effects resulting from its development …

Climate change and an increased interest in renewable energy have resulted in a
burgeoning wind energy sector. However, in the recent past, wind farms have faced …

With the Government-led drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto
Protocol through the increased generation of electricity from renewable sources, there has …

By 2008 the world's dependence on the fossil fuels for its primary energy supply remained at
85 per cent, despite at least 20 years of appeals and purported action to reduce this …

This dissertation uses the hedonic pricing model to study the impact of lake water quality
and wind turbines on Rhode Island house sales prices. The first two manuscripts are on lake …

We examine how large, slow moving landslides impact urban house prices in three areas of
England and Wales. 12,663 house transaction values were analysed covering all house …

This thesis is a mixed methods study of individual and collective anti-wind energy activism in
the UK, USA and Europe. A 'grounded theory'approach was taken to the generation of …

This paper examines how a community-based renewable power industry can be established
in Ontario. The paper explores feed-in tariff (FIT) regimes as a means of sparking renewable …