eprintid: 3506
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datestamp: 2021-06-30 07:31:24
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Moen, Pelle
creators_id: S2616572
creators_email: pelle.lr.moen@gmail.com
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.
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: 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
pages: 28
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Turhan, E.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: e.turhan@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Energy Justice
keywords_local: Hyperscales
keywords_local: Community Perception
keywords_local: Renewable Energy
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-06-29
citation:   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.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3506/1/Assignment%207%20-%20Final%20Version%20of%20Bachelor%20Thesis.pdf