Visibility/invisibility in the 'making' of energy landscape. Strategies and policies in the hydropower development of the Piave river (Italian Eastern Alps)

Viviana Ferrario and Benedetta Castiglioni

Energy Policy, 2017, vol. 108, issue C, 829-835

Abstract: This paper discusses the crucial role of visibility and invisibility in socio-spatial acceptability of new renewable energy landscapes. Observing hydropower development in Italian Eastern Alps, we show how visibility and invisibility were purposely used to hide spatial, social and environmental injustices. These strategies, often supported also by environmental and landscape policies, actually limit any possible collaborative 'making' of energy landscapes, which should be based on the transparency of objectives and actions.

Keywords: Energy lansdscape; Hydropower; Public acceptance; Visibility; Invisibility; Italian Eastern Alps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.012

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