Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contentsv
- Acknowledgmentsxi
- Part I: Introduction1
- Chapter 0. A Landscape of Power3
- Part II: Wind Power on the Land17
- Chapter 1. Exoskeletal Outer-Space Creations19
- The Need for Wind Energy23
- Opposition to Wind Turbines24
- Origins of Opposition24
- Definitions of Landscape28
- How to Increase Public Acceptance30
- Views of Turbine Placement and Design32
- Wind Turbines as Art33
- Beauty and Architectural Beasts34
- Keep Them Turning35
- The Public is Forgiving36
- The Power of Dedicated Opponents36
- A Word for the Industry37
- Chapter 2. Wind Power and English Landscape Identity43
- The Path to Failure or the Road to Success?45
- The Role of the Artist46
- The Future Landscape Symposium46
- The Artist as Facilitator49
- Landscape and Countryside50
- Chocolate-Box Images50
- Countryside51
- The Artist's Role in Wind Projects52
- The Consultative Process53
- Establishing a Sustainable Aesthetic for Wind Farms54
- Where Do Our Aesthetic Processes Operate?55
- The Immovable Arguments of NIMBYism55
- The Wind Industry's Dilemma (and Challenge)56
- Conclusions for a Future Strategy57
- Chapter 3. The Wind in One’s Sails: A Philosophy59
- Paradox # 160
- Paradox # 260
- Paradox # 360
- Ways of Resolution61
- The Notions of Natural Beauty and Scenery63
- Things and Devices67
- An Alien Architectural Arrival70
- An Argument for Local Control71
- The Importance of Place and History72
- Two Directions73
- A Modest Proposal73
- A Pluralistic Approach Toward Creative Designs75
- Part III: Wind Power in Northern Europe81
- Chapter 4. Wind Landscapes in the German Milieu83
- The Basic Question85
- Landscape and Landscape Values87
- The Position of the BLS90
- The Example of Landscapes with Expressways91
- Improving Public Acceptance of Wind Energy Installations93
- Citizen Participation94
- Investment and Financing95
- Opening with "Bier, Wind, and Würstchen"96
- Summary97
- Chapter 5. Society and Wind Power in Sweden101
- Wind Power's Predicament101
- The Concept of Landscape103
- Reactions to Wind Power Landscapes105
- Public Involvement106
- Timing and Visualizations108
- Setting Standards109
- A Model for Agreement111
- The Simple Truth112
- Chapter 6. A Formula for Success in Denmark115
- Visual Order119
- Offshore Wind Farms119
- Modern Wind Turbine Design125
- Patterns of Ownership127
- Acceptance of the Danish Wind Turbine Landscape130
- Chapter 7. Landscape and Policy in the North Sea Marshes133
- A Controversial Policy133
- A False Solution to Environmental Guilt136
- Reasons for Landscape Protection and Planning138
- Evaluation of Turbine Placement in Northern Germany139
- Landscape Perceptions140
- Wind Energy and Visible Policy Choices144
- Part IV: Working with the Wind151
- Chapter 8. Living with Wind Power in a Hostile Landscape153
- A Paradox of Power154
- A Notch in the Mountains156
- Landscape Laboratory158
- A Landscape Changed159
- The Response161
- The Evolving Public Perception of Wind Landscapes162
- The Cultural Landscape of Wind163
- A Reversible Landscape166
- The Future of Wind Power167
- Chapter 9. Design as if People Matter: Aesthetic Guidelines for a Wind Power Future173
- Why Design for Aesthetics?176
- Wind Energy and Acceptance177
- What We Can Do180
- To Summarize: Be a Good Neighbor209
- Part V: Afterword213
- Chapter 10. A View from Lake Como215
- Author Biographies223
- Brief Reading List227
- Index229
More than ever, travelers are encountering a different sort of landscape, one not only of nature but of technology. Wind Power in View is the first authoritative discourse on the aesthetic impact of wind turbines on the landscape and what can be done about it. It is a detailed and thoroughly illustrated discussion of the issue from several different perspectives. The book also provides an overview of the status of wind energy at the dawn of the new millennium, examines some of the ongoing battles, and offers guidelines on minimizing its visual impact.
Taking examples from the United States, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden, Wind Power in View is the first book to tackle the thorny land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability. What will be the future of wind energy? Will it be welcomed as savior, or will it be opposed as a new-age intrusion on open space and landscape preservation? These 11 essays, international in nature and written by objective experts, address landscape issues in creative, original ways.
International focus, with examples from Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States
The first book to tackle land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability
Addresses landscape issues in creative, original ways
Taking examples from the United States, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden, Wind Power in View is the first book to tackle the thorny land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability. What will be the future of wind energy? Will it be welcomed as savior, or will it be opposed as a new-age intrusion on open space and landscape preservation? These 11 essays, international in nature and written by objective experts, address landscape issues in creative, original ways.
International focus, with examples from Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States
The first book to tackle land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability
Addresses landscape issues in creative, original ways