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Engaging the Complexities of Energy Transitions: Sociotechnical and Dualistic Insights From Crossdisciplinary Undergraduates

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Discourses of energy and energy transition have become increasingly prevalent in informal and formal learning spaces. Energy transitions differ across regions, contexts, and technologies. The contextual nature of energy is an opportunity for a sociotechnical approach to its study.
Desen S. Özkan, Todd Campbell, Pamela Detrois   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comprehensive risk management framework for NIMBY projects: Integrating social network analysis and risk transmission chains

Ecological Indicators
Urban development projects often face local opposition, known as the NIMBY (Not in my back yard) effect, affecting infrastructure implementation and urban growth.
Jian Xu, Ran Ling, Milun Yang, Ronge Miao, Huan Zhou, Huixuan Xiang, Yu Jing, Ruiqu Ma, Genyu Xu   +8 more
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Wiejskie społeczności lokalne wobec konfliktów typu NIMBY

Wieś i Rolnictwo, 2008
Jednym z coraz częściej obserwowanych konfliktów jest syndrom NIMBY. Jest to konflikt, który dominuje zwłaszcza na poziomie lokalnym, gdyż wiąże się w sposób znaczący z potencjalnym ograniczeniem zaspokajania podstawowych potrzeb człowieka ...
Elżbieta Michałowska
doaj   +1 more source

The Victims of NIMBY [PDF]

, 1994
Not In My Back Yard, or NIMBY, in its various forms, has three principal types of targets. The first is waste disposal facilities, primarily landfills and incinerators. The second is low-income housing.
Gerrar, Michael B.
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Wind turbines and invisible technology: unarticulated reasons for local opposition to wind energy [PDF]

, 2013
Local opposition to wind turbines stems from concerns about environmental and economic damage, as well as conflicts between rural and urban residents.
Hirsh, Robert F, Sovacool, Benjamin K
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Bridging the Gap Between Socio‐Political and Community Acceptance of Wind Energy: Policy Insights for Sustainable Energy Development

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wind energy plays an important role in achieving energy transition and sustainable development goals, yet disparities between socio‐political and community acceptance continue to hinder project implementation. Understanding this gap is essential for designing more socially responsive wind energy policies.
Kaiqi Liu, Shigeo Nishikizawa, Takehiko Murayama, Kultip Suwanteep, Qiao Yu, Wei Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Vacancy to Vitality: NIMBY Effects, Life Satisfaction, and Scenario-Based Design in China’s Repurposed Residential Spaces

Buildings
With the ongoing advancement of urbanization in China, a disparity has arisen between population demands and the allocation of community resources, resulting in a persistent increase in residential vacancy rates.
Yuqiao Wu, Shan Wang, Baoxin Zhai
doaj   +1 more source

The Path to Neutrality: Evaluating Carbon Offsetting Strategies Among Spanish Corporations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how offset project characteristics and financial conditions shape the intensity of corporate carbon offsetting in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs). Focusing on a Southern European context, the analysis draws on a longitudinal panel of 357 Spanish firms observed between 2019 and 2022.
Pedro Gil‐García, Arturo Haro‐de‐Rosario, María del Carmen Valls‐Martínez, Carmen Caba‐Perez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of the impact of the resource thermal power plants with ‘de-industrialised design’ on the NIMBY effect [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The construction of the resource thermal power plant has negative impacts on the surrounding residents and it causes the NIMBY effect. The “de-industrialized” design can alleviate the NIMBY effect of the power plant to a certain extent.
Li Qiuyan, Tian Ruifeng
doaj   +1 more source

Who participates in local government? Evidence from meeting minutes [PDF]

, 2018
Scholars and policymakers have highlighted institutions that enable community participation as a potential buffer against existing political inequalities.
Abramowitz, Barro, Berry, Burden, Campbell, Capps, Dahl, David M. Glick, Fiorina, Fischel, Fung, Gilens, Glaeser, Glaeser, Glaeser, Gutmann, Hajnal, Hankinson, Hankinson, Jacobus, Jannene, Jannene, Kain, Katherine Levine Einstein, Kittilson, Logan, Mansbridge, Maxwell Palmer, Oliver, Paul, Quigley, Rae, Rothstein, Schleicher, Schlozman, Semuels, Tausanovitch, Tighe, Yglesias   +38 more
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