A Voice for the Community: Public Participation in Wind Energy Development

Authors

  • Zena M Wright Dalhousie School for Resource and Environmental Studies Candidate: Master's of Resource and Environmental Management

Keywords:

wind energy, public participation, environmental assessment

Abstract

Wind energy is expanding globally and locally in Atlantic Canada. It is a promising emission-free energy alternative in a context of increasing climate change concerns. Public surveys have reported high levels of public acceptance for wind energy in general; however, this acceptance has not always been reflected in community responses to local wind projects. Public participation has been proposed as an approach for addressing the “gap” between public support and local opposition. However, public participation must not be solely viewed as a means of removing opposition but rather as the democratic right of local communities to influence decision-making processes. This paper proposes that the participatory processes currently available to host communities are limited in form and substance. Increasing the quality and quantity of public participation would provide a range of benefits, including moving towards the larger societal goal of true public governance of natural resources and the environmental.

Author Biography

Zena M Wright, Dalhousie School for Resource and Environmental Studies Candidate: Master's of Resource and Environmental Management

Zena Wright was a master’s student at Dalhousie University in Resource and Environmental Management from September 2010 to December 2011. This paper was originally written in the context of the course Community-Based Co-Management, taught by Dr. John Kearney in Fall 2011. The topic of the paper reflects the author’s interests in environmental assessment, participatory governance of natural resources and the environment, and sustainable energy systems. In particular, the paper was informed by the author’s experience as an intern for Environment Canada’s Environment Assessment section, where she reviewed wind energy projects.

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