Factors influencing public perceptions of wind parks: A laboratory test using video-acoustic simulations

摘要: Switzerland seeks to increase renewable energy from many small wind parks. Project proposals encounter opposition in local planning involving public participation and referenda, as described by Luyet et al.(2012). Challenges arise because the Swiss consider maintaining their cultural landscape and its aesthetic qualities important for national identity and tourism.Findings from investigations of perceptions of wind energy projects come predominantly from field studies (Dai et al. 2015; Karydis 2013) with little systematic control over variables. These have been inconsistent or contradictory. Subjects have judged real or prospective wind farms, at different scales and settings, typically with little experimental control of landscape context, viewing conditions or the sound of turbines. Studies have explored different research questions in diverse geographic, legal and political contexts, studied various respondent samples from different cultures, and employed different analytic methods.