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    Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
    Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
    Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
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    Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World

    By Martin Pasqualetti, Paul Gipe and Robert Righter

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    More than ever, travelers are encountering a different sort of landscape, one not only of nature but of technology. Wind Power in View is the first authoritative discourse on the aesthetic impact of wind turbines on the landscape and what can be done about it. It is a detailed and thoroughly illustrated discussion of the issue from several different perspectives. The book also provides an overview of the status of wind energy at the dawn of the new millennium, examines some of the ongoing battles, and offers guidelines on minimizing its visual impact.Taking examples from the United States, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden, Wind Power in View is the first book to tackle the thorny land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability. What will be the future of wind energy? Will it be welcomed as savior, or will it be opposed as a new-age intrusion on open space and landscape preservation? These 11 essays, international in nature and written by objective experts, address landscape issues in creative, original ways.

    International focus, with examples from Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden and the United StatesThe first book to tackle land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectabilityAddresses landscape issues in creative, original ways
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateMar 27, 2002
    ISBN9780080521039
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