Social sustainability and social acceptance in technology assessment: A case study of energy technologies

G. Assefa and B. Frostell

Technology in Society, 2007, vol. 29, issue 1, 63-78

Abstract: This paper discusses an approach for assessing indicators for the social sustainability of technical systems developed within a Swedish technology assessment tool called ORWARE. Social sustainability is approached from the perspective of one of its ingredients, namely social acceptance. The research takes the form of a case study on energy technologies conducted in the municipality of Kil in west central Sweden. Three indicators—knowledge, perception, and fear associated with four chains of energy technologies—are assessed using a questionnaire.

Keywords: Sustainability; Social sustainability; Assessment; Social acceptance; Technology assessment; ORWARE; Sweden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2006.10.007

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