The importance of visual impact on public acceptance of renewable and non-conventional energy sources

ADVENT（Addressing Valuation of Energy and Nature Together）是一个为期5年的研究项目，由NERC资助，是RCUK能源计划的一部分。该项目由七个伙伴机构组成，旨在开发概念框架和建模工具，将英国未来能源途径的分析与自然资本价值相关的考虑因素结合起来。这将包括量化不同的未来英国低碳能源途径对自然资本存量（例如地下水和自然栖息地）和生态系统服务（例如灌溉，视觉舒适，娱乐）的影响。此外，该项目将比较不同方法的结果，以评估生态系统服务的变化，并提供关于应用这些方法的准则。最后，该项目力求为公共和私营部门决策者提供工具，使他们能够以综合能源和环境考虑的方式对能源未来采取全系统的观点。在能源和环境研究的界面上发展未来的研究能力是ADVENT的一个重要目标。为此，8个为期3-4年的博士生奖学金由NERC和财团合作伙伴资源资助。这些奖学金的持有人将受益于成为一个大型研究团队和相关项目活动的一部分，包括一系列研讨会，以提供先进的研究培训。ADVENT还隶属于英国能源研究中心（UKERC）和NERC重视自然计划，因此将有机会参与这些计划举办的活动。

ADVENT (Addressing Valuation of Energy and Nature Together) is a 5 year research project funded by NERC as part of the RCUK Energy Programme. It involves a consortium of seven partner institutions and aims to develop conceptual frameworks and modelling tools to integrate the analysis of prospective UK energy pathways with considerations relating to the value of natural capital. This will include quantifying the implications of differing future UK low-carbon energy pathways for stocks of natural capital (e.g. groundwater and natural habitats) and for the provision of ecosystem services (e.g. irrigation, visual amenity, recreation). In addition, the project will compare the outcomes of different methodologies to value changes in ecosystem services and provide guidelines regarding the application of such approaches. Ultimately, the project seeks to provide both public and private sector decision makers with tools that allow them to take a whole-systems perspective on energy futures in a way that integrates energy and environmental considerations. Developing future research capacity at the interface of energy and environmental research is an important objective of ADVENT. To this end eight PhD studentships of 3-4 years duration are being funded from NERC and consortium partner resources. The holders of these studentships will benefit from being part of a large research team and associated project activities, including a series of workshops to provide advanced research training. ADVENT is also affiliated to the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the NERC Valuing Nature Programme so there will be opportunities to participate in events run by these initiatives.