The Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects

Edited by Sébastien Bourdin

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This timely book analyses why various communities support or oppose low-carbon projects in light of the global shift towards renewable energy. It presents a wide range of cases and disciplinary perspectives to explore how trust, fairness and meaningful participation shape public responses to wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy.

Keywords: Social Acceptance Of Energy Projects; Renewable Energy Governance; Public Participation And Energy; Territorial Energy Justice; Energy Infrastructure And Communities; Local Engagement In Energy Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035348749
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Public perception dynamics in renewable energy: theoretical framework and comparative insight

John A. Paravantis, Niκoletta Kontoulis and Giouli Mihalakakou

Ch 2 Social acceptance of renewable energy technologies: a multidisciplinary approach. The role of contextual and psychological factors in promoting justice and equity

Marco Modica and Andrea Rampa

Ch 3 The social acceptance of wind energy projects

Alessandra Motz

Ch 4 Mapping diverse stakeholder imaginaries: using Participatory GIS to capture the critical-spatial dimensions of social acceptance

Adam Peacock and Patrick Devine-Wright

Ch 5 Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation revisited: 50 years on, what have we learned?

Katinka Johansen and Paul Upham

Ch 6 Objects of Value framework for identifying conditioning factors for community acceptance in renewable energy development

Cristián Escobar-Avaria, Katherinne Silva-Urrutia and Rodrigo Fuster

Ch 7 From the power plant to the consumers: the rise of energy communities

Louis Lasnon

Ch 8 Emerging social norms and etiquette around the use of public EV chargers

Lora Denkovic-Kraljev and Christopher R. Jones

Ch 9 Establishing acceptability: wind energy and community in the energy transition

Breffní Lennon

Ch 10 Anticipating the dynamics of domestic hydrogen acceptance: empirical evidence from the UK

Joel A. Gordon and Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan

Ch 11 Territorial value sharing of renewable energies: critical analysis of the French mechanism introduced by the 2023 Law on Accelerating the Production of Renewable Energies

Louis de Fontenelle

Ch 12 Social acceptability of geothermal drilling: an empirical investigation

John A. Paravantis, Niκoletta Kontoulis and Vasileios Papakostas

Ch 13 Contentious narratives and innovative action in the heat transition: insights from municipalities in Brandenburg

Germán Bersalli, Yves Perillard and Franziska Mey

Ch 14 The ontological politics of public acceptance surveys: performing NIMBY and the local opposition despite public acceptance paradox

Jacob A. E. Nielsen

Ch 15 Measuring the social acceptability of renewable energy projects: an overview

Alice Friser, Corinne Gendron and Stéphanie Yates

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