Energy policy and public acceptance: current and future directions

Technical Report · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7215214· OSTI ID:7215214

Curry, M G; Greene, M; Lindell, M K

This review of literature concerning the attitudinal and behavioral aspects of public acceptance of energy leans toward issues of socio-economic and environmental impacts. The articles reviewed are divided into two groups. The first classification involves the distinction between attitude surveys and case studies. The second classification concerns whether the issues at hand are generic or site-specific in nature. For the attitude studies, the classification divides those surveys concerned with general issues of energy policy from those focusing upon the impacts of a particular technology upon a specific locale. For the case studies, this distinction separates the studies involving national intervenors from the reports on local resistance to siting decisions. The majority of the case studies and articles reviewed focus on nuclear and coal energy facility-siting decisions, because these are what much of the current debate concerns. A few studies are related to water resources development where many of the same siting issues arise. 32 references.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-06-1830
• OSTI ID: 7215214
• Report Number(s): BNWL-2084(RAP-15)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PUBLIC RELATIONS
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