Landscape Assessment and Economic Accounting in Wind Farm Programming: Two Cases in Sicily

Salvatore Giuffrida, Filippo Gagliano, Francesco Nocera and Maria Rosa Trovato
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Salvatore Giuffrida: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), 95125 Catania, Italy
Filippo Gagliano: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), 95125 Catania, Italy
Francesco Nocera: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), 95125 Catania, Italy
Maria Rosa Trovato: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), 95125 Catania, Italy

Land, 2018, vol. 7, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: In recent years, the scientific interest for the economic and landscape impact of wind farms has increased. This paper presents a useful GIS tool that allows for helping policymakers and investors to identify promising areas for wind power generation as well as landscape impact and financial and economic sustainability of wind farms. The results of the research carried out for exploring the potential for wind energy in two territorial contexts of Sicily region are presented with the particular look at the possibilities of economic developing, stakeholders’ opportunities and obstacles in the policy, legal, and regulatory framework.

Keywords: wind energy; landscape impact; GIS tools; economic-financial valuation; DRSA decision making pattern (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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