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People accept energy projects that, they think, support
their core values, whereas they do not accept energy
projects that, they think, threaten their core values.
communities are needed early on and throughout the
life cycle phases of project development, implementation, and operations. also, it is important to continue
analyzing and monitoring public acceptability after
the projects have been in place for insights into the
dynamics and the achieved levels of public acceptability (e.g., tolerance and active support). these analyses
become important lessons for future projects. though
commitments to public engagement do not guarantee
rapid success, failure is virtually assured without an
investment in the process.
✔ two-way communication with opportunities for the
public to influence decision making (i.e., public participation) is often rare but can be critical for success. Public participation should be organized in a
way that ensures information exchange between
developers and authorities, on the one side, and the
public, on the other side, and that diverse societal
values and interests are represented in decision making. this requires the consideration of public acceptability and its underlying factors and processes from
the very beginning of project development and not
only when the project faces strong public resistance.
the required public hearing processes linked to environmental assessments are often not sufficient to
understand the diversity of public concerns. there
is extensive, evidenced analysis on how to facilitate
public participation, but these approaches are not
widely known or applied.
✔ trust is a very critical factor in planning and siting
processes. efforts should be made to build trust, although this is not easy to do. third parties or intermediaries can play a role in ensuring that the process
incorporates local concerns beyond what can be discovered at public hearings. People need to recognize
that their values and interests are taken seriously.
✔ a diverse project team is needed for developing and
implementing energy projects, particularly people with
relevant professional backgrounds who can engage
with the public and assess its concerns. it is important
that project developers, engineers, and policy makers
come up with a more robust approach about key factors and processes that drive public acceptability. a
more effective team approach may address these fac-
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tors in information strategies and interventions aimed
at changing projects or developing projects differently
to increase public support. to develop this approach
and incorporate aspects of public acceptability from
the beginning, interdisciplinary collaborations among
engineers, project developers, environmentalists, and a
wide range of social scientists are needed.
For Further Reading
P. Devine-Wright, "beyond NiMbyism: towards an integrated framework for understanding public perceptions of
wind energy," Wind Energy, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 125-139, 2005.
P. Devine-Wright, "Public engagement with large‐scale
renewable energy technologies: breaking the cycle of
NiMbyism," Interdisciplinary Rev.: Climate Change, vol. 2,
no. 1, pp. 19-26, 2011.
G. Perlaviciute and l. steg, "contextual and psychological factors shaping evaluations and acceptability of energy alternatives: integrated review and research agenda,"
Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev., vol. 35, pp. 361-381,
July 2014.
G. Perlaviciute and l. steg, "the influence of values on
evaluations of energy alternatives," Renewable Energy,
vol. 77, pp. 259-267, May 2015.
b. ram and J. stephens, "risk conundrums of the renewable energy transition: can we balance opportunities, optimism, and challenges?" in Risk Conundrums: Solving Unsolvable Problems, r. e. Kasperson, ed. New york: earthscan
routledge 2017, pp. 163-176.
G. schuitema, l. ryan, and c. aravena, "the consumer's
role in flexible energy systems: an interdisciplinary approach
to changing consumers' behavior," IEEE Power Energy Mag.,
vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 53-60, 2017.
Biographies
Goda Perlaviciute is with the university of Groningen, the
Netherlands.
Geertje Schuitema is with university college Dublin,
republic of ireland.
Patrick Devine-Wright is with the university of exeter,
united Kingdom.
Bonnie Ram is with the university of Delaware, united
states.
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