Climate change and society

T Dietz, RL Shwom, CT Whitley - Annual Review of Sociology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Climate change is one of the greatest ecological and social challenges of the twenty-first
century. Sociologists have made important contributions to our knowledge of the human …

[HTML][HTML] Criteria for the procedural fairness of health financing decisions: a scoping review

E Dale, EF Peacocke, E Movik… - Health Policy and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to constraints on institutional capacity and financial resources, the road to universal
health coverage (UHC) involves difficult policy choices. To assist with these choices …

Broadening the social acceptance of wind energy–An Integrated Acceptance Model

G Hübner, V Leschinger, FJY Müller, J Pohl - Energy policy, 2023 - Elsevier
To foster the green energy transition, local acceptance of wind energy is highly relevant.
Since simple solutions like setback distances do not reflect the issue complexity, we …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective on the human dimensions of a transition to net-zero energy systems

G Perlaviciute, L Steg, BK Sovacool - Energy and Climate Change, 2021 - Elsevier
Net-zero energy systems are critical for reducing global temperature change to 1.5° C.
Transitioning to net-zero systems is simultaneously a technological and a social challenge …

Beyond the beach: Tradeoffs in tourism and recreation at the first offshore wind farm in the United States

T Smythe, D Bidwell, A Moore, H Smith… - Energy Research & Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the growth of offshore wind energy and concerns that projects will harm tourism and
recreation, there is a lack of empirical research on the effects of operating wind farms on …

Acceptance through inclusion? Political and economic participation and the acceptance of local renewable energy projects in Switzerland

I Stadelmann-Steffen, C Dermont - Energy research & social science, 2021 - Elsevier
In the wake of transitioning from fossil and nuclear energy systems to a renewable energy
age, industrialized countries face many challenges related to the question of how to …

Empowering onshore wind energy: A national choice experiment on financial benefits and citizen participation

J le Maitre, G Ryan, B Power, E O'Connor - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines a representative choice experiment for Ireland (n= 1014) to understand
the trade-offs citizens are willing to make between the distribution of financial benefits from a …

[HTML][HTML] Halfway up the ladder: Developer practices and perspectives on community engagement for utility-scale renewable energy in the United States

R Nilson, J Rand, B Hoen, S Elmallah - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Community engagement is a key pathway for incorporating social considerations into the
development of utility-scale renewable energy facilities. Prior literature recommends …

Offshore wind projects and fisheries

C Haggett, T Brink, A Russell, M Roach, J Firestone… - Oceanography, 2020 - JSTOR
A just transition to renewable energy requires accounting for the effects of offshore wind
projects (OWPs) on the fishing industry. Research on the interaction of OWPs with coastal …

“After the leases are signed, it's a done deal”: exploring procedural injustices for utility-scale wind energy planning in the United States

S Elmallah, J Rand - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Expanding wind energy deployment to meet climate and policy goals requires willing
communities to host wind projects. Wind power acceptance is inextricably linked to …