The Role of Community Involvement Mechanisms in Reducing Resistance to Energy Infrastructure Development
The Role of Community Involvement Mechanisms in Reducing Resistance to Energy Infrastructure Development
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.016
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发表时间：
2018-04
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7
通讯作者：
Marie Hyland;V. Bertsch
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作者：
Marie Hyland;V. Bertsch
在整个欧盟，人们正在可再生能源发电和电网技术方面进行大量投资，然而，政策制定者和规划者经常遇到当地社区对拟议的基础设施发展的抵制。向受影响的社区提供某种形式的参与可能会减少反对意见，并将项目延误降至最低。我们对爱尔兰公民进行了一项具有全国代表性的调查，以分析不同的参与方式如何影响接受程度。爱尔兰是一个有用的案例，因为它的高Res-E目标。调查受访者被提供了四种参与模式，用于当地建设风力发电场，以及两种用于当地电网发展的参与模式。我们发现，人们更倾向于这样的计划，在这些计划中，人们获得经济补偿，而不分享项目开发的所有权和相关风险。我们的计量经济学分析表明，年龄和收入等社会人口特征是人们在不同计划下接受程度的重要预测因素。此外，我们发现，对当地规划程序的满意度以及人们在环境可持续性和经济竞争力之间的权衡一直与人们的态度有关。这些证据可以帮助政策制定者更好地理解和设计政策，将能源基础设施发展的阻力降至最低。
Across the EU, significant investments are being made in renewable generation and grid technologies, however, policy makers and planners are frequently met with resistance from local communities to proposed infrastructure development. Offering some form of involvement to the affected communities may reduce objections and minimise project delays. We carry out a nationally-representative survey of Irish citizens to analyse how different involvement methods affect acceptance. Ireland is a useful case study because of its high RES-E targets. Survey respondents are presented with four involvement models for the local construction of a wind farm, and two for the local development of the transmission grid. We find a preference for schemes in which people receive financial compensation without sharing in the ownership and associated risks of project development. Our econometric analyses show that socio-demographic characteristics such as age and income are significant predictors of people’s acceptance under different schemes. Moreover, we find that the satisfaction with local planning procedures and the trade-off people make between environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness are consistently associated with people’s attitudes. Such evidence can help policy makers better understand and design policies to minimise resistance to energy infrastructure development.