relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3506/
title: Hyperscaling the Polders: A study on energy (in)just plans for the implementation of datacentres & wind farms internationally and local community perception in The Netherlands.
creator: Moen, Pelle
description: This thesis investigates the impact of datacentres and accompanying wind farms on local communities and their living environment. A comparative case study on six different projects, of which five are located in Europe and one in Asia, gives an insight in site-selection and the difference it makes on community support. Subsequently, semi-structured interviews in one of the six project areas are conducted to find results on community involvement, -procedures and all around appreciation of the development. Results show a definitive difference in perceived energy justice based on the planning approach. Thereafter, recommendations are made to improve the development process of these projects. This thesis only reviews a fraction of the complications of these developments and future research is needed on the impact of datacentres and wind farms on the national economy, on regional ecology, on health effects for local inhabitants and other aspects such as the governing aspect of these developments.
date: 2021
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3506/1/Assignment%207%20-%20Final%20Version%20of%20Bachelor%20Thesis.pdf
identifier:   Moen, Pelle  (2021) Hyperscaling the Polders: A study on energy (in)just plans for the implementation of datacentres & wind farms internationally and local community perception in The Netherlands.  Bachelor thesis.