Title of article :
Siting locally-unwanted facilities: What can be learnt from the location of Italian power plants
Author/Authors :
Paola Garrone، نويسنده , , Angelamaria Groppi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages :
11
From page :
176
To page :
186
Abstract :
The reaction of communities to the development of energy facilities is based on the environmental impact of the investment, but it also reflects the ex-ante propensity of residents to engage in collective actions. In this work we have examined the requests of authorization of Italian power producers for new thermal plants with the purpose of testing the efficiency of market-based siting policies. The classical location factors, e.g., infrastructure availability, have been confirmed to play a role, and there is a weak evidence that authorization demands have targeted communities that suffer less environmental damage. However our findings have also revealed that power producers are likely to avoid potentially suitable sites if they host a highly activistic community. The paper also discusses some modifications concerning siting policies that could improve the alignment between community responses and the environmental costs of new energy facilities.
Keywords :
Siting , Power generation investments , Environmental justice
Journal title :
Energy Policy
Serial Year :
2012
Journal title :
Energy Policy
Record number :
973866
Link To Document :
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