Cate, Meike Josien ten (2022) Do those opposing wind parks suffer worse health effects? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
A recently aired documentary shows the struggle in the Veenkoloniën area by the people opposing the construction of a wind park. The people in this area were inadequately informed by the government about the wind park and had many fears about negative health effects the wind park might have. Researchers disagree on the health effects of wind turbines, but some state that annoyance could cause a decrease in well-being. The aim of this research paper is to find out to what extent someone’s opinion on a wind park may influence perceived changes in well-being and health and what affects people’s opinion. People in the Veenkoloniën were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their health, their health before construction of the wind farm and their opinion on the wind farm, among other things. The questions in the questionnaire were based on the Rand 36 list. Results show no significant relation between opinion on the wind park and health, nor on opinion on the wind park and well-being. There was however a noticeable change in well-being since the construction of the wind park, but this research cannot conclusively give a cause of that change. This paper can give no conclusive answer to the question which factors have the most influence on people’s opinion and how they influence people’s opinion. More research is recommended to find out if and to what extent the wind park is the cause of the reported decrease in well-being.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Rijnks, R.H. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2022 13:32 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 13:32 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3778 |
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