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Locating Renewables in Community Contexts

Session 1 - Part 1

This event took place on 15th November 2005 at 10:30am (10:30 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
10.30am Renewables and Planning.
Chair: Prof. Andy Blowers (OU) Introduction
10.35am Case Study: Colin Palmer (Wind Prospect) ? Fenland Green Investments and local ownership of renewables - What mainstream developers can do to involve the public.
10.50am Planning: Dave Toke (University of Birmingham) - UK: What are key factors which influence wind power planning outcomes?
11.05am 1. Joyce Loring (ex SPRU) - How locally inspired projects utilize local social networks to improve the chances of planning consent.
11.20am 2. Sylvia Breukers (University of Amsterdam) - NIMBYism and comparisons between The Netherlands and the UK.
11.35am 3. Patrick Devine-Wright (DeMonfort University) - analysis of NIMBYism
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