The social acceptance of renewable energy projects / edited by Sébastien Bourdin (Professor of Economic Geography and Environmental Management, IESEG School of Management, France).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bourdin, Sébastien, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources--Social aspects.

Renewable energy sources.

Sustainable development--Social aspects.

Sustainable development.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Edition:

First.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This timely book analyses why various communities support or oppose low-carbon projects in light of the global shift towards renewable energy. It presents a wide range of cases and disciplinary perspectives to explore how trust, fairness and meaningful participation shape public responses to wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy. Leading scholars examine how community approval depends not only on technical design or environmental performance, but on how projects align with local values and regional identities. They explore the key levers of social acceptance, including participation, governance and justice alongside controversies, resistance and territorial anchoring. By drawing on empirical case studies across diverse technologies and locations, this book demonstrates how successful sustainable energy transitions require more than just consent: they require a form of shared involvement that gives communities a real role in shaping outcomes. This book is beneficial to scholars and students in the fields of environmental and energy studies, as well as human geography, sociology and political science. It is also an essential resource for policymakers, researchers and energy professionals looking to understand the social dimensions of renewable energy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: List of contributors

Introduction to the social acceptance of renewable energy projects / Sébastien Bourdin

Part I: Understanding the foundations of social acceptance: Values, norms, and imaginaries

1. Public perception dynamics in renewable energy: Theoretical framework and comparative insight / John A. Paravantis, Niκoletta Kontoulis, and Giouli Mihalakakou

2. Social acceptance of renewable energy technologies: A multidisciplinary approach. The role of contextual and psychological factors in promoting justice and equity / Marco Modica and Andrea Rampa

3. The social acceptance of wind energy projects / Alessandra Motz

4. Mapping diverse stakeholder imaginaries: Using participatory gis to capture the critical-spatial dimensions of social acceptance / Adam Peacock and Patrick Devine-Wright

Part II: The levers of social acceptance: Participation, governance, and justice

5. Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation revisited: 50. Years on, what have we learned? / Katinka Johansen and Paul Upham

6. Objects of value framework for identifying conditioning factors for community acceptance in renewable energy development / Cristián Escobar-Avaria, Katherinne Silva-Urrutia, and Rodrigo Fuster

7. From the power plant to the consumers: The rise of energy communities / Louis Lasnon

8. Emerging social norms and etiquette around the use of public ev chargers / Lora Denkovic-Kraljev and Christopher R. Jones

9. Establishing acceptability: Wind energy and community in the energy transition / Breffní Lennon

Part III: Controversies, resistance, and territorial anchoring

10. Anticipating the dynamics of domestic hydrogen acceptance: Empirical evidence from the UK / Joel A. Gordon and Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan

11. Territorial value sharing of renewable energies: Critical analysis of the French mechanism introduced by the / Law on Accelerating the Production of Renewable Energies / Louis de Fontenelle

12. Social acceptability of geothermal drilling: An empirical investigation / John A. Paravantis, Niκoletta Kontoulis, and Vasileios Papakostas

13. Contentious narratives and innovative action in the heat transition: Insights from municipalities in brandenburg / Germán Bersalli, Yves Perillard, and Franziska Mey

14. The ontological politics of public acceptance surveys: Performing nimby and the local opposition despite public acceptance paradox / Jacob A. E. Nielsen

15. Measuring the social acceptability of renewable energy projects: An overview / Alice Friser, Corinne Gendron, and Stéphanie Yates

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035348756 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.