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Social Dimensions of Renewable Energy Project Acceptance: Exploring Local Perceptions in Nova Scotia

dc.contributor.authorShaver, Grant
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Sociology & Social Anthropologyen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Laura Eramianen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Michelle Adamsen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Chad Walkeren_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Karen Fosteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T13:58:30Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T13:58:30Z
dc.date.defence2023-08-24
dc.date.issued2023-08-28
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the social dimensions of renewable energy project acceptance through semi-structured interviews (n=11) with participants associated with planned wind projects in Nova Scotia. For the renewable energy transition to be lasting and ethical, attention must be paid to the viewpoints of the stakeholders who are expected to live closest to developments. Interviews were themed around concepts of participation, justice and fairness, and attachments to local communities and environments. Results indicate that direct participation in project planning is less valuable to local community stakeholders than a planning process that respects their input and allows for altering project process outcomes. Personalized engagements based around open dialogues and willingness to compromise are identified as particularly valued traits for a socially acceptable planning process. Failure to heed the concerns of stakeholders runs the risk of enkindling wind energy project resistance in local communities and the wider province.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/82856
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectWind Energyen_US
dc.subjectWind Energy Acceptanceen_US
dc.subjectSocial Acceptanceen_US
dc.subjectProcedural Justiceen_US
dc.subjectDistributive Justiceen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectPlace attachmenten_US
dc.titleSocial Dimensions of Renewable Energy Project Acceptance: Exploring Local Perceptions in Nova Scotiaen_US

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