Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities
The internationally accepted goal of eliminating climate gas emissions implies substantial investments in renewable energy (RE) facilities. This will inevitably lead to major impacts on landscapes. Landscape concerns linked to RE facilities are already leading to controversies in many local communit...
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| description | The internationally accepted goal of eliminating climate gas emissions implies substantial investments in renewable energy (RE) facilities. This will inevitably lead to major impacts on landscapes. Landscape concerns linked to RE facilities are already leading to controversies in many local communities. In this article, we focus on the question of landscape democracy related to the establishment of RE facilities. Based on recommendations from the European Landscape Convention, an analytical framework is presented identifying three main dimensions of landscape democracy, followed by an overview of arrangements, procedures, and methods that are or may be used to encourage democracy. The procedures and methods are analyzed based on examples from Denmark and Norway. This is followed by an analysis of decision levels with a special focus on the principle of subsidiarity. Finally, recommendations are presented to strengthen landscape democracy in relation to the installation of RE facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c797b85aa47346199f787065455bf4362023-11-18T16:28:52ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-06-011613499710.3390/en16134997Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy FacilitiesFinn Arler0Karl Sperling1Kristian Borch2Department of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, DK-9000 Aalborg, DenmarkDepartment of Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, DK-9000 Aalborg, DenmarkRuralis—Institute for Rural and Regional Research, N-7491 Trondheim, NorwayThe internationally accepted goal of eliminating climate gas emissions implies substantial investments in renewable energy (RE) facilities. This will inevitably lead to major impacts on landscapes. Landscape concerns linked to RE facilities are already leading to controversies in many local communities. In this article, we focus on the question of landscape democracy related to the establishment of RE facilities. Based on recommendations from the European Landscape Convention, an analytical framework is presented identifying three main dimensions of landscape democracy, followed by an overview of arrangements, procedures, and methods that are or may be used to encourage democracy. The procedures and methods are analyzed based on examples from Denmark and Norway. This is followed by an analysis of decision levels with a special focus on the principle of subsidiarity. Finally, recommendations are presented to strengthen landscape democracy in relation to the installation of RE facilities.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/13/4997renewable energywind turbinesPV plantsenergy planninglandscape democracylandscape quality |
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| title | Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities |
| title_full | Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities |
| title_fullStr | Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities |
| title_short | Landscape Democracy and the Implementation of Renewable Energy Facilities |
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| topic | renewable energy wind turbines PV plants energy planning landscape democracy landscape quality |
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