Please consult Abramsky (ed.) Sparking a Worldwide Energy Revolution for more on the complex politics of ownership and community control over wind and other renewables. This is a truly wonderful and encyclopedic source. As the farmers in Germany say, your own pigs don't stink.

I also recommend various work by Martin Pasqualetti who has specialized in wind landscape issues. Martin J. Pasqualetti (2011): Opposing Wind Energy Landscapes: A Search for Common Cause, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 101:4, 907-917

On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:20 AM, sarah glynn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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

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