eprintid: 3995
rev_number: 6
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datestamp: 2022-08-31 10:55:12
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status_changed: 2022-08-31 10:55:12
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Delden, S. van
creators_id: S2885468
creators_email: sanne@vandelden.net
title: In my back yard? Community Acceptance of Local Energy Initiatives
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: There is broad public support for sustainable energy developments, yet local projects often run into opposition. In the past, this difference has been dismissed with the ‘NIMBY’ 
assumption. This study goes beyond this assumption and aims to provide insights into why people support or oppose local sustainable energy developments, by doing a case study of the 
Oosterpoort neighbourhood in Groningen. The Oosterpoort is a relatively dense 19th-century neighbourhood, with high place attachments. The main method of the research is the walk-along interview. The research identifies several factors which could influence support, related to the technology in question, the process and the place of implementation. It is concluded that people hold very nuanced views that cannot be easily captured with simple explanations. The attitudes that people hold towards the initiative differ greatly: whereas one respondent principally rejected the project, another thought it was the only way forward. At the same time, most interviewees were generally positive. The extent to which the identified factors affected people’s attitudes differs from person to person. The results especially show the significance of trust and (the form of) place attachments. Lastly, some recommendations are given: The meanings and emotions that were found can be used to construct a narrative around the energy technology, for example utilising the history of the neighbourhood with collective action. Moreover, it is recommended to place technologies outside areas to which people feel 
particularly attached. Lastly, broader advice is given to all planners to visit the place, engage with the people living there, and be curious!
date: 2022
pages: 63
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Kann, F.M.G. van
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: F.M.G.van.Kann@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: local energy initiatives,, , public support, NIMBY
keywords_local: energy transition
keywords_local: social gap
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-08-28
citation:   Delden, S. van  (2022) In my back yard? Community Acceptance of Local Energy Initiatives.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3995/1/Master%27s%20Thesis%20Sanne%20van%20Delden%20s2885468.pdf