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Public opinion about large offshore wind power: Underlying factors

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2007

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Firestone, Jeremy, and Kempton, Willett, 2007, Public opinion about large offshore wind power: Underlying factors: Energy Policy, v. 35, iss. 3, p. 1584-1598.

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It is now widely recognized that effective communication and demand-side policies for alternative energy require sound knowledge of preferences and determinants of demand of the public and consumers. To date, public attitudes towards new transport technologies have been studied under very different conceptual frameworks. This paper gives an overview of the various conceptual frameworks and methodologies used, where four main approaches can be distinguished: general attitudinal surveys, risk perception studies, non-market economic valuation studies, and other approaches such as those based on semiotic theory. We then review the findings of the recent literature on acceptance, attitudes and preferences for hydrogen and fuel cell end-use [...]

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