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Hi Sarah, The suggestions thus far are good ones. Wolsink focusses a lot on how the fairness of decision-making processes and the institutional + legal environment (i.e. the planning process etc.) shape people's attitudes toward wind farms. Another good author would be Patrick Devine-Wright of Exeter University, he's written about how local attitudes toward renewable projects is shaped by perceptions of how well the technology 'fits in' with people's notions of their local place and landscape. He hasn't focussed solely on wind energy either, so might be a good author if you're looking to move beyond only wind energy as you state. There are a couple of ways to approach your interest in alternatives to wind energy. One is, as you state, to look at different types of technologies. Tidal power, hydro power (large and small-scale), district heating systems, and solar farms would I think be the main alternatives (but I don't have any direct ideas of literature sorry). The other approach would be to look at alternative ways of owning, managing and implementing those renewable energy - so rather than privately/corporately owned and large-scale renewable projects or wind farms, they might be community- or locally-owned and smaller in scale. These types of projects can potentially be better suited to local areas because they are (in theory) decided on and controlled by the very people that live there, know what would fit in with the place etc. This paper by Gordon Walker and Noel Cass should be useful: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00772.x/full . Walker and Devine-Wright (and others) have also written quite a bit about community renewable energy. Finally, this paper called "Wind, Energy, Landscape: reconciling nature and technology" seems perfect for you as well: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10903770124626#.UoPBIfnIaUY Hope that helps. If you can't access the papers let me know and I can send them on to you. Neil Dr Neil Simcock Energy and Justice Research Associate DEMAND Centre Lancaster University [log in to unmask] www.demand.ac.uk 07508544536 Website of last project on energy use and social networks, with findings and other resources: www.recckn.org.uk Two compelling videos communicating some of the main findings: www.recckn.org.uk/videos.htm ________________________________________ From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Andrew Wilbur [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 November 2013 18:04 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Love green energy - hate windfarms Garrett Keizer's book The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want has a fairly extensive section on wind turbines, noise pollution and public health. I don't have a copy to hand but the book's bibliography might offer some further references that would be of use. It doesn't offer much in the way of alternatives to wind energy (and that's not the point of the book), but could provide some interesting context. http://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=9781586485528 Good luck! - Andrew ________________________________________ From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of sarah glynn [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 13 November 2013 17:20 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Love green energy - hate windfarms I'm looking for articles on alternative forms of alternative energy that don't destroy the landscape. I know some people think wind farms are beautiful, but I would like to be able to retain landscapes that aren't all dominated by man-made structures, even if - as I acknowledge - those landscapes are a product of generations of human interaction with nature. In 20 years time will we look back at our industrialised landscapes and ask how could we have been so short sighted? Is the emphasis on windfarms a product of short-term subsidies and landowners' self interest? Please can someone point me in the direction of some serious but digestible research? Sarah