Landscape disruption or just a lack of economic benefits? Exploring factors behind the negative perceptions of wind turbines

摘要: This paper provides new empirical evidence on the hypothesis that perception of landscape disruption by wind turbines is a substantially subjective and relative matter. It based survey involving nearly five hundred residents living in six differe nt locations with operational Czech Republic. Geographical socioec onomic factors sociodemographic characteristics affect local community perceptions are explored using correlations regression analysis model. The results suggest expressed la ndscape not determined number existing turbines, proximity residences to them their visibility from home but significantly affected economic favourability projects (benefits communities), other negative impacts (particularly noise annoyance) socio-cultural background people level education).