Citizen participation for wind energy: experiences from Germany and beyond
Gundula Hübner, MSH Medical School, Hamburg & Institut für Psychologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Abstract
Wind energy is a pillar of the energy transition to a low carbon economy. In Germany like in other industrialized countries, local opposition against wind turbines seems to increase. The present chapter provides empirical evidence for a numerical overestimation of local opponents in overseas and European countries.
Mostly, citizen participation is associated with the planning process but less with the impact of how the operating wind turbines are experienced. Since complains of residents about annoying wind turbine ...
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