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14/12/2005
Queen's team appeal for help with wind farm research
A research team from Queen's University who are carrying out work on wind farm developments, are seeking the assistance of local residents on the North Coast.
The team, based at The School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering 'SPACE' and the Institute of Governance, Public Policy & Social Research, are looking at the issues surrounding the Tunes Plateau/Tunns Bank proposal in Northern Ireland and are keen to hear from people in the North Coast area.
According to the team a number of factors make this particularly appropriate, as the region has been identified as having some of the greatest potential in the UK for wind energy, and high recorded public support for renewable energy. In addition, the region has a low level of environmental awareness and where public policy is seen to be among the most environmentally regressive.
There have also been criticisms of the region's planning system and there is also the trans-national issue of ownership of the sea bed and who will benefit from the scheme. As a result of this, the research team is very interested in hearing the views of those on both sides of the arguments.
Research assistant Clive Robinson explained: "Although there has been some attempt to understand the issues surrounding wind turbine developments and the increasing numbers of attitudinal surveys, it appears that there has been little deeper research that could cover the complexity and variety of factors that may inform the public."
The team are keen to the hear from those both opposed and in favour of the Tunes proposal; the research is currently in its second stage and looking for participants to take part in a simple exercise which involves sorting a series of statements into a preferred order.
"We can be contacted by either email or phone and would be very interested in meeting with some people in person. You do not have to be a technical expert on wind farms. We are interested in people's views, and how they perceive the various arguments put forward in the case of this wind farm proposal," said Mr Robinson.
(MB)
The team, based at The School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering 'SPACE' and the Institute of Governance, Public Policy & Social Research, are looking at the issues surrounding the Tunes Plateau/Tunns Bank proposal in Northern Ireland and are keen to hear from people in the North Coast area.
According to the team a number of factors make this particularly appropriate, as the region has been identified as having some of the greatest potential in the UK for wind energy, and high recorded public support for renewable energy. In addition, the region has a low level of environmental awareness and where public policy is seen to be among the most environmentally regressive.
There have also been criticisms of the region's planning system and there is also the trans-national issue of ownership of the sea bed and who will benefit from the scheme. As a result of this, the research team is very interested in hearing the views of those on both sides of the arguments.
Research assistant Clive Robinson explained: "Although there has been some attempt to understand the issues surrounding wind turbine developments and the increasing numbers of attitudinal surveys, it appears that there has been little deeper research that could cover the complexity and variety of factors that may inform the public."
The team are keen to the hear from those both opposed and in favour of the Tunes proposal; the research is currently in its second stage and looking for participants to take part in a simple exercise which involves sorting a series of statements into a preferred order.
"We can be contacted by either email or phone and would be very interested in meeting with some people in person. You do not have to be a technical expert on wind farms. We are interested in people's views, and how they perceive the various arguments put forward in the case of this wind farm proposal," said Mr Robinson.
(MB)
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