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Public participation in the German energy transformation: Examining empirically relevant factors of participation decisions
Public participation in the German energy transformation: Examining empirically relevant factors of participation decisions
Public participation is often part of planning and decision-making processes relating to the German energytransformation (Energiewende). Factors influencing the active involvement of individuals have not been fullyinvestigated, although these factors may impact the outcome of participatory decision...
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Personal Name(s): | Ernst, Anna (Corresponding author) |
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Shamon, Hawal | |
Contributing Institute: |
Systemforschung und Technologische Entwicklung; IEK-STE |
Published in: | Energy policy, 145 (2020) S. 111680 - |
Imprint: |
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Elsevier Science
2020
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DOI: |
10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111680 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Assessment of Energy Systems – Addressing Issues of Energy Efficiency and Energy Security |
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Published on 2020-08-29. Available in OpenAccess from 2022-08-29. |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111680 in citations.
Public participation is often part of planning and decision-making processes relating to the German energytransformation (Energiewende). Factors influencing the active involvement of individuals have not been fullyinvestigated, although these factors may impact the outcome of participatory decision making. However, a fewconcepts are discussed relating to what kind of people participate in governance processes: political efficacy,place attachment, value orientation, and sociodemographic characteristics. We further assumed that the aspectsof attitudes toward renewable energy technologies, general knowledge about environment and energy, specificknowledge about electricity-generating technologies, personality strength, and living situation might influencepeople’s participation in planning and decision making related to energy issues. In this study, we examine therelevance of these concepts based on a survey for which (n=) 2400 respondents were recruited from an accesspanel to build up a quota sample on the three crossed characteristics: gender, age, and school education. Many ofthe respondents are aware of participation options but very few become actively engaged in participation processes.The multivariate analyses conducted showed that attitudes towards renewable energy technologies, valueorientation towards nature, political efficacy, personality strength, and individuals’ specific knowledge have astrong influence on whether someone becomes actively involved or not. |