TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of renewable energy in Scottish rural area
T2 - A social study
AU - Shamsuzzoha, Ahm
AU - Grant, Andy
AU - Clarke, Joe
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the participation of the inhabitants from the Clydesdale region, Scotland for assisting this social study. The authors’ also like to thanks the team members (Nigel Scott, Brendan Reid and Helen Marcau). The financial assistance from the University of Strathclyde and the BTA (British Technical Assistance) are highly appreciated.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Nowadays, renewable energy is considered one of the valuable sources of energy in the energy sector. It is contributing major role in fulfilling the increasing level of global energy crisis. Although most of study of renewable energy is done through its technological development and a few are done in its acceptance level socially. In such consequences, this research considers the social acceptability of renewable energy in terms of economical, environmental and cultural perspectives. As a test bed, Scottish rural areas were considered for this social study, where the areas are regarded as lacking of continuous energy supply due to weak grid and socio-economic growth. This research investigates the intimate and sensitive nature of the social issues in rural Scotland that are important in the communities when decisions are made on renewable energy supply and demand. The social interactions are investigated by means of both interviewing the local residents and distributed questionnaires among them. The responses from the interviews and the questions are analyzed according to the predefined criterion of renewable energy such as willingness to accept, changes of life style, income and pay, and education and employment.
AB - Nowadays, renewable energy is considered one of the valuable sources of energy in the energy sector. It is contributing major role in fulfilling the increasing level of global energy crisis. Although most of study of renewable energy is done through its technological development and a few are done in its acceptance level socially. In such consequences, this research considers the social acceptability of renewable energy in terms of economical, environmental and cultural perspectives. As a test bed, Scottish rural areas were considered for this social study, where the areas are regarded as lacking of continuous energy supply due to weak grid and socio-economic growth. This research investigates the intimate and sensitive nature of the social issues in rural Scotland that are important in the communities when decisions are made on renewable energy supply and demand. The social interactions are investigated by means of both interviewing the local residents and distributed questionnaires among them. The responses from the interviews and the questions are analyzed according to the predefined criterion of renewable energy such as willingness to accept, changes of life style, income and pay, and education and employment.
KW - Environmental awareness
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Scotland
KW - Social study
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.146
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.146
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:82355185715
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 16
SP - 185
EP - 191
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
IS - 1
ER -