Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia
The Australian government is supporting the development of renewable energy technology, such as wind power, in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in line with the Kyoto agreement. While wind technology offers many advantages, property owners have voiced opposition to the siting of wind farms due...
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Environmental Health Australia
2008
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| description | The Australian government is supporting the development of renewable energy technology, such as wind power, in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in line with the Kyoto agreement. While wind technology offers many advantages, property owners have voiced opposition to the siting of wind farms due to concerns over changes in neighbourhood aesthetics, noise, loss of bird life, and loss in property values. Such opposition can result in planning permission being declined and a restriction in the ability to meet Kyoto targets. This paper outlines the results of research carried out in Western Australia in 2008 to investigate the attitudes of residents towards the development of a wind farm. The results indicate that the majority of the respondents think of a wind farm in positive terms. The proximity to the wind farm is an important aspect that could determine attitudes with many respondents reporting that they would not want to live “near” a wind farm, usually stated as between 1-5km. Over a third (38%) of the respondents would pay 1-9% less for their property due to the presence of a wind farm nearby. These results will be of interest to power companies in helping to plan the siting of wind farms. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-190112017-02-28T01:34:51Z Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia Bond, Sandy Property Values Wind Farms Public Attitudes The Australian government is supporting the development of renewable energy technology, such as wind power, in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in line with the Kyoto agreement. While wind technology offers many advantages, property owners have voiced opposition to the siting of wind farms due to concerns over changes in neighbourhood aesthetics, noise, loss of bird life, and loss in property values. Such opposition can result in planning permission being declined and a restriction in the ability to meet Kyoto targets. This paper outlines the results of research carried out in Western Australia in 2008 to investigate the attitudes of residents towards the development of a wind farm. The results indicate that the majority of the respondents think of a wind farm in positive terms. The proximity to the wind farm is an important aspect that could determine attitudes with many respondents reporting that they would not want to live “near” a wind farm, usually stated as between 1-5km. Over a third (38%) of the respondents would pay 1-9% less for their property due to the presence of a wind farm nearby. These results will be of interest to power companies in helping to plan the siting of wind farms. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19011 Environmental Health Australia restricted |
| spellingShingle | Property Values Wind Farms Public Attitudes Bond, Sandy Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title | Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title_full | Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title_short | Attitudes towards the development of wind farms in Australia |
| title_sort | attitudes towards the development of wind farms in australia |
| topic | Property Values Wind Farms Public Attitudes |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19011 |