Social acceptance of renewable energy innovation: an introduction to the concept Export

@article{citeulike:2773539, abstract = {This paper introduces the special issue on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Innovation. It is a collection of best papers presented at an international research conference held in Tramelan (Switzerland) in February 2006. While there are ambitious government targets to increase the share of renewable energy in many countries, it is increasingly recognized that social acceptance may be a constraining factor in achieving this target. This is particularly apparent in the case of wind energy, which has become a subject of contested debates in several countries largely due to its visual impact on landscapes. This paper introduces three dimensions of social acceptance, namely socio-political, community and market acceptance. Factors influencing socio-political and community acceptance are increasingly recognized as being important for understanding the apparent contradictions between general public support for renewable energy innovation and the difficult realization of specific projects. The third dimension, market acceptance, has received less attention so far and provides opportunities for further research, particularly from management scholars.}, author = {W\"{u}stenhagen, Rolf and Wolsink, Maarten and B\"{u}rer, Mary J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2773539}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0301421506004824}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2W-4N4S0X2-1/1/fdc5ff03828a8378ceb6c17c6b502a35}, doi = {10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.001}, issn = {03014215}, journal = {Energy Policy}, keywords = {acceptance, energy, innovation, renewable, social}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {2683--2691}, posted-at = {2009-11-11 18:58:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Social acceptance of renewable energy innovation: an introduction to the concept}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.001}, volume = {35}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2773539 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2773539 N2 - This paper introduces the special issue on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Innovation. It is a collection of best papers presented at an international research conference held in Tramelan (Switzerland) in February 2006. While there are ambitious government targets to increase the share of renewable energy in many countries, it is increasingly recognized that social acceptance may be a constraining factor in achieving this target. This is particularly apparent in the case of wind energy, which has become a subject of contested debates in several countries largely due to its visual impact on landscapes. This paper introduces three dimensions of social acceptance, namely socio-political, community and market acceptance. Factors influencing socio-political and community acceptance are increasingly recognized as being important for understanding the apparent contradictions between general public support for renewable energy innovation and the difficult realization of specific projects. The third dimension, market acceptance, has received less attention so far and provides opportunities for further research, particularly from management scholars. IS - 5 JF - Energy Policy SN - 03014215 EP - 2691 TI - Social acceptance of renewable energy innovation: an introduction to the concept VL - 35 SP - 2683 KW - acceptance KW - energy KW - innovation KW - renewable KW - social AU - Wüstenhagen, Rolf AU - Wolsink, Maarten AU - Bürer, Mary PY - 2007/05// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2006.12.001 ER -