Wind Power in View
Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
- 1st Edition - March 27, 2002
- Authors: Martin Pasqualetti, Paul Gipe, Robert Righter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 8 7 2 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 1 0 3 - 9
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMore 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
Professionals dealing with all aspects of wind energy, including engineers and technologists (electrical and mechanical), community and regional planning authorities, utility companies, landscape architects, and energy policy makers (local, state and national).
Acknowledgments Pt. I Introduction A Landscape of PowerPt. II Wind Power on the Land 1 Exoskeletal Outer-Space Creations 2 Wind Power and English Landscape Identity3 The Wind in One's Sails: A PhilosophyPt. III Wind Power in Northern Europe 4 Wind Landscapes in the German Milieu 5 Society and Wind Power in Sweden 6 A Formula for Success in Denmark 7 Landscape and Policy in the North Sea Marshes Pt. IV Working with the Wind 8 Living with Wind Power in a Hostile Landscape 9 Design As If People Matter: Aesthetic Guidelines for a Wind Power FuturePt. V Afterword 10 A View from Lake Como Author BiographiesBrief Reading List Index
- No. of pages: 248
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 27, 2002
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780123887207
- eBook ISBN: 9780080521039
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Martin Pasqualetti
Affiliations and expertise
Arizona State University, Tempe, U.S.A.PG
Paul Gipe
Affiliations and expertise
Author, advocate, and internationally recognized expert on wind powerRR
Robert Righter
Affiliations and expertise
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.Read Wind Power in View on ScienceDirect