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Bregje van Veelen, photo.

Bregje van Veelen

Associate senior lecturer

Bregje van Veelen, photo.

Uncommon Ground : The Role of Different Place Attachments in Explaining Community Renewable Energy Projects

Author

  • Bregje van Veelen
  • Claire Haggett

Summary, in English

For rural communities, energy projects can provide a host of benefits, and yet also be a source of significant conflict. Place attachment has become an increasingly popular concept for understanding local responses to large scale renewable energy installations. However, there has been significantly less attention paid to how place attachment influences local responses to community-led developments. This study contributes to the body of research on place attachment by examining its role in shaping opinions on two locally initiated projects. Interviews were conducted with residents in two rural communities in the Scottish Highlands, where community organisations are developing renewable energy projects. The findings show that place attachment was an important motivator for the development of these projects, but that different types of place attachment also formed a key source of disagreement. Finally, the implications of these findings for rural communities engaging in community-led development initiatives will be discussed.

Publishing year

2017-12

Language

English

Pages

533-554

Publication/Series

Sociologia Ruralis

Volume

57

Issue

S1

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Human Geography
  • Energy Systems

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0038-0199