Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality

Michael Roth, Sebastian Eiter, Sina Rohner, Alexandra Kruse, Serge Schmitz, Bohumil Frantal, Csaba Centeri, Marina Frolova, Matthias Buchecker, Dina Stober, Isodora Karan, Dan van der Horst

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Abstract / Description of output


In response to climate change and limited fossil fuels, renewable energy is being heavily promoted throughout Europe. Despite general support for green energy, perceived landscape change and loss of landscape quality have featured heavily in opposition campaigns.
The COST Action "Renewable Energy and Landscape Quality" (RELY) systematically investigated the nexus between renewable energy production and landscape quality. Its aim was to analyze how landscape protection and renewable energy deployment can be reconciled to contribute to the sustainable transformation of energy systems.
This book compiles guidelines for assessing landscape suitability for, and vulnerability to, renewable energy projects together with a toolbox for landscape-aware public participation in planning. It furthermore elaborates a multilingual glossary of terms related to landscape and energy
Original languageEnglish
PublisherJovis
Number of pages293
ISBN (Print)978-3-86859-524-6
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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