Renewable energy and social-economic development in the north of the Netherlands: in search of synergies

Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south ; In contrast to conventional energy extraction and production based on fossil fuels, RNE production (e.g. wind energy, energy crops) requires vast amounts of space and is highly visible. Its implications for the landscape make RNE a highly contested matter prone to societal resistance (e.g. Struntz 2014). Simultaneously, the opportunities offered by renewable energy RNE) development to solving area-based social-economic issues, and b... Mehr ...