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T1 Diverse responses of coastal communities to offshore wind farming development in Southern Spain
A1 Frolova, Marina
A1 Pérez-Pérez, Belén
A1 Herrero Luque, Daniel
A1 Herrero-Luque, Daniel
K1 2505 Geografía
K1 energía
AB Despite having one of the fastest rates of wind power growth in Europe, offshore wind power development inSpain has been relatively slow. One of the factors affecting its deployment is strong local opposition. In thispaper, we explore the main factors affecting local perceptions of offshore wind farms in the coastal regionsof Southern Spain. We also compare local opinions of on-land and offshore farms, their impacts on locallandscapes/seascapes, and their compatibility with local practices and values. To this end, a multi-phaseresearch approach was applied, based on several stages of data collection and analysis and on surveys conducted between 2012 and 2022. Our study shows that the conflicts surrounding offshore wind farms are linked to the perception of the sea and the wind as important local resources and the perceived right of the coastal region to use these resources to generate wealth for their communities. The coastal communities’ values, perceptions, and practices regarding the sea have a fundamental influence on their opinions. Our research indicates that local people are more likely to accept offshore wind farms if they provide socioeconomic benefits for their communities and if joint use of marine resources can be guaranteed
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80627
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80627
LA spa
NO FROLOVA, M., PÉREZ-PÉREZ, M., HERRERO-LUQUE, D. (2022): Diverse responses of coastal communities to offshore wind farming development in Southern Spain. Moravian Geographical Reports, 30(4): 324–339. doi: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2022-0021
DS UVaDOC
RD 10-ene-2026