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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111981
	The social license to operate in the onshore wind energy industry: A comparative case study of Scotland and South Africa
	Stephens S.; Robinson B.M.K.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	148
英文摘要	The operations of the onshore wind energy industry are seen by some to cause significant disruption to local communities and there is much debate regarding the extent of national and local support for onshore windfarms. Much like the more traditional energy industries such as mining and oil extraction, the onshore wind energy industry must seek a Social License to Operate (SLO) in order to ensure a long-term and sustainable investment. However, the attitudes of local and national communities to onshore wind farms can vary quite widely, which exposes operations to political and economic risks and raises questions regarding the conditions under which an SLO may be reliably obtained. The research presented here examines the role of government policy and ownership structure in the SLO of two operations in two very different national contexts; Scotland and South Africa. Findings from twenty-three qualitative interviews show that ownership structure is not a significant contributor to the community's support of the operation, and that government policy is an important facilitator of community approval. However, it is also shown that the mechanisms of this facilitation are heavily context dependent. The policy implications of this are discussed and recommendations for government and company policy are offered. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Scotland Social license to operate South Africa Wind farms
英文关键词	Investments; Onshore wind farms; Company policies; Context dependent; Energy industry; License to operate; Ownership structure; Policy implications; Qualitative interviews; Sustainable investments; Public policy; comparative study; electricity generation; energy resource; energy use; sustainable development; wind farm; wind power; Scotland; South Africa; United Kingdom
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205354
作者单位	Middlesex University, United Kingdom; Nelson Mandela University Business School, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Stephens S.,Robinson B.M.K.. The social license to operate in the onshore wind energy industry: A comparative case study of Scotland and South Africa[J],2021,148.
APA	Stephens S.,&Robinson B.M.K..(2021).The social license to operate in the onshore wind energy industry: A comparative case study of Scotland and South Africa.Energy Policy,148.
MLA	Stephens S.,et al."The social license to operate in the onshore wind energy industry: A comparative case study of Scotland and South Africa".Energy Policy 148(2021).