Attitudes Threshold Levels and Cumulative Effects of the Daily Wind Turbines Encounter

Abstract:     
An imperative factor in the identification suitable wind turbines locations and the subsequently development thereof is the general acceptance of the proposed wind turbines. In this perspective, the existing number of turbines is expected to be a driver of attitude. However, to date only a few studies have assessed the influence of the density of turbines in the residential area has on attitude. The present paper sheds light on this issue and finds that attitude towards existing turbines is negatively related with the number of turbines encountered on a daily basis. If the respondents see more than five on-land turbines, they are less positive. However, conditional of seeing more than 5 turbines a day, opposition does not increase with increasing turbine encounters. These results suggest that the general long-run threshold for opposition towards wind turbines is five turbines encounters per day.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 16

Keywords: Attitude, Cumulative Effects, On-Land Wind Turbines

JEL Classification: Q48, R14, R58

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