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Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy
The social acceptability of wind farms has been researched for several decades now, with the first research tracing back to the 1980s. This paper aims to deliver a literature review within the structural framework proposed by the paper of variables ...
Sigurd Hilmo Lundheim +3 more
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The present study assessed the acceptability of the rehabilitation efforts conducted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Bioremediation Team in an inactive mined-out area in Mogpog, Marinduque, Philippines from 2006 to 2016.
Katrine Mae B Mante, Nina M Cadiz
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Far from being limited to strictly environmental stakes, energy transition gives mainly rise to political, social and economic stakes. It is accordingly important not to reduce the deployability of technology to its technoscientific benefits.
Félix G.R. Turmel
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Social risk, i.e. the opposition of local populations, has now become one of the major issues for mineral exploration or exploitation projects. In France, protest movements against them have been holding back the mining revival desired by the government ...
Aurélien Reys +3 more
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The U.S. and Canada continue to face major changes in energy production. Mounting awareness of the climate crisis has placed increasing importance on developing renewable energy sources, however, advances in fossil fuel extraction technology have opened ...
Shawn Olson Hazboun +1 more
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Le NIMBY ne suffit plus ! Étude de l’acceptabilité sociale des projets de méthanisation
Renewable energy projects are far from being unanimously accepted at local level, while they are often supported by public opinion as a mean of combating climate change.
Sébastien Bourdin
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Fat acceptance as social justice [PDF]
The fat body has long been a site of medical surveillance, and this has not changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early research focused on linking fatness with more severe disease outcomes, [1][1] yet many have questioned the strength of this association, including within the pages of this ...
McPhail, Deborah, Orsini, Michael
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Assessing social acceptability is vital when designing body-worn mobile devices. Previous research found evidence that using stereotyping content model (SCM) mobile devices can systematically predict ratings of the warmth and competence of their wearers.
Jessica Sehrt +3 more
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Feeling Safe in the Dark : Examining the Effect of Entrapment, Lighting Levels, and Gender on Feelings of Safety and Lighting Policy Acceptability [PDF]
This research examined to what extent physical factors, notably lighting and entrapment (blocked escape), and individual factors, notably gender, affect feelings of safety and the acceptability of reduced lighting levels.
Appleton J. +10 more
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Validity, reliability, acceptability, and utility of the Social Inclusion Questionnaire User Experience (SInQUE): a clinical tool to facilitate social inclusion amongst people with severe mental health problems. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Individuals with severe mental health problems are at risk of social exclusion, which may complicate their recovery. Mental health and social care staff have, until now, had no valid or reliable way of assessing their clients' social ...
Bousfield, J +6 more
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