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https://hdl.handle.net/1822/44041| Title: | Public perceptions of environmental friendliness of renewable energy power plants |
| Author(s): | Botelho, Anabela Pinto, Lígia Lourenço-Gomes, Lina Valente, Marieta Sousa, Sara |
| Keywords: | Social acceptance Renewable energy sources Environmental preferences Eliciting perceptions Environmental impacts |
| Issue date: | Dec-2016 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Journal: | Energy Procedia |
| Citation: | Botelho, A., Pinto, Lígia M.C.,Lourenço-Gomes, Lina, Valente, Marieta, Sousa, Sara (2016). Public Perceptions of Environmental Friendliness of Renewable Energy Power Plants, Energy Procedia, Volume 106, December 2016, Pages 73-86, ISSN 1876-6102. doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.12.106 |
| Abstract(s): | Demanding EU targets for renewables create challenges for governmental decisions regarding energy sources and plant sitting. In this study we explore perceptions of the Portuguese general population regarding renewable energy power plants. In particular we study how these are affected by dimensions such as home distance to the power plant and its visibility, familiarity with the different energy sources, involvement in terms of employment, and socioeconomic characteristics. We find considerable differences in perception depending on familiarity and involvement with energy sources, environmental friendliness, and specific environmental impacts. Assessment of public perceptions of renewables should thus include these different dimensions. |
| Type: | Conference paper |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/44041 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.12.106 |
| ISSN: | 1876-6102 |
| Peer-Reviewed: | yes |
| Access: | Open access |
| Appears in Collections: | NIMA - Artigos/Papers |
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