Public opinion about large offshore wind power: Underlying factors
Public opinion about large offshore wind power: Underlying factors
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2006.04.010
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2007-03-01
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9
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Kempton, Willett
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作者：
Firestone, Jeremy;Kempton, Willett
本文基于对美国马萨诸塞州科德角附近一个拟建开发项目附近居民的调查，阐述了公众对海上风电的看法。调查发现，支持者更年轻，受教育程度更高，更有可能拥有自己的房子。反对者更有可能年收入超过20万美元，也更有可能从日常生活中看到这个项目。绝大多数人预计该项目会产生负面影响，但预期会产生积极影响的人数要少得多。当被问及哪些因素对他们的地位影响最大时，最常提到的是对海洋生物的破坏/环境影响，其次是电费、美观和对捕鱼或划船的影响。当我们的受访者表达的期望与项目环境影响说明书草稿的结果进行比较时，作为意见基础的许多信念似乎是事实不正确的。最后，我们测试了项目中的更改是否会影响支持。最大的变化是，如果该项目是300个此类项目中的第一个，则支持水平增加了47%，总体上具有更大的影响和更大的好处。对本研究的意义进行了讨论。(C)2006爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
This paper address factors underlying public opinion regarding offshore wind power based on a survey of residents near a proposed development off Cape Cod, MA, USA. Supporters are found to be younger, better educated, and more likely to own their own home. Opponents are more likely to earn over $200,000/year, and more likely to expect to see the project from their daily routine. The overwhelming majority of the population expects negative impacts from the project; much smaller numbers expect positive effects. When asked which factors most affected their position, the most frequently mentioned was damage to marine life/environmental impacts, followed by electricity rates, aesthetics, and impacts on fishing or boating. When the expectations expressed by our respondents are compared with the findings of the project's draft Environmental Impact Statement, many of the beliefs upon which opinion are based appear to be factually incorrect. Finally, we tested whether change in the project would affect support. The biggest change was an increase in the level of support, by 47% of the sample, if the project was the first of 300 such projects, in sum having proportionately larger impacts as well as greater benefits. Implications of this research are discussed. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.