What drives opposition to high-voltage transmission lines?

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• 作者：Nicholas L. Cain ; ^{nicholas.cain@cgu.edu} ; Hal T. Nelson ^{hal.nelson@cgu.edu}
• 关键词：Land use attributes ; Siting ; Energy ; High-voltage transmission lines ; California ; Environmental impact assessments
• 刊名：Land Use Policy
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：July, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：33
• 期：Complete
• 页码：204-213
• 全文大小：446 K

文摘

This paper critically reviews theoretical and empirical research from planning, social psychology, and political science relevant to the siting of high-voltage transmission lines (HVTLs). Siting of new HVTLs is important to reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases from the electricity sector as well as meeting demands for reliable power. We synthesize existing research by developing a meso-level framework that integrates and extends existing individual-level theories to better account for the nested impact of social interactions and institutional variables on siting outcomes. We apply our framework to a HVTL case in California where community based opposition was effective due to the perceived high risk of the project and where trust in institutions was low. Statutory p for using existing right-of-ways, land use attributes, and political lobbying were also important in explaining the HVTL siting outcome.