Reversing visibility analysis: Towards an accelerated a priori assessment of landscape impacts of renewable energy projects

R. Ioannidis, N. Mamassis, A. Efstratiadis and D. Koutsoyiannis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, vol. 161, issue C

Abstract: Impacts to landscapes have been identified as major drivers of social opposition against renewable energy projects. We investigate how the process of mitigating landscape impacts can be improved and accelerated, through a re-conceptualization of visibility analysis.

Keywords: Visibility analysis; Reverse viewshed; Landscape impacts; Zone of theoretical visibility (ZTV); Multi-criteria planning; Renewable energy; Wind turbines; Opposition; Cultural heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112389

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