Social Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy through the Lens of Acceptance and Justice

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Author(s)Howley, Shannon
Author(s)Korein, Emma
Date Accessioned2025-05-27T17:45:29Z
Date Available2025-05-27T17:45:29Z
Publication Date2024-12-20
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Mainsheet. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.61355/001c.132434. Social Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy through the Lens of Acceptance and Justice © 2024 by Shannon Howley and Emma Korein is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
AbstractThe offshore wind industry is rapidly expanding across the globe as countries aim to meet ambitious renewable energy targets and provide renewable energy to coastal population hubs. Offshore wind represents not only a transformation of energy markets but also ocean spaces with which individuals and communities have economic, personal, and cultural ties. Social science research can help understand the complexity of this human-technology interaction by exploring individuals’ perceptions of offshore wind projects and their effect on sociocultural systems. In this article, we review two theories that examine the social dimensions of offshore wind: social acceptance and energy justice. We then conduct a literature review of offshore wind research using these social acceptance and energy justice frameworks, with a focus on three groups of affected communities (coastal residents, tourists and recreationists, and commercial and recreational fishers) and compensation measures. We finish with a discussion of what the current literature reveals about the complex and diverse responses people have to offshore wind development in their community and the implications for future research.
CitationHowley, Shannon, and Emma Korein. 2024. “Social Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy through the Lens of Acceptance and Justice.” Mainsheet 2 (December):80–107. https:/​/​doi.org/​10.61355/​001c.132434.
ISSN2996-1610
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/36191
Languageen_US
PublisherMainsheet
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordsoffshore wind
Keywordsenergy justice
Keywordssocial acceptance
Keywordssocial perceptions
TitleSocial Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy through the Lens of Acceptance and Justice
TypeArticle
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