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2. G&S Communications' study shows human rights, worker equity grow more influential in consumer purchasing decisions
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2019-09-18
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10894
- Notes:
- Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Summary of findings in a recent "Sense and Sustainability" study among 1,330 U.S. adults.
3. Need for a wind of change? use of offshore wind messages by stakeholders and the media in Germany and their effects on public acceptance
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schmidt, Adriane (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-12
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10636
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 60(8): 1391–1411
- Notes:
- 22 pages., via online journal., This study investigates German news media coverage and PR material of offshore wind stakeholders from industry, politics, science and civil society thoroughly to provide insights about offshore wind benefits and risks communicated frequently and rarely to the public. By comparative analyses, differences between stakeholder and media messages are revealed: while stakeholders strongly focused on the supportive argument relevance of offshore wind for the energy turnaround, the media often discussed the negative impacts higher costs and delays in grid connection. Furthermore, the influence of offshore wind arguments on acceptance is measured within a survey representative of the German population. With these results, it can be assessed how far influential arguments were presented and which messages have been used frequently despite their low impact. Disruptions to viewscapes, limitation of commercial fishing areas, and hazards to shipping proved to be effective a
4. Sustainability and social justice dimension indicators for applied renewable energy research: a responsible approach proposal
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Carbajo, Ruth (author) and Cabeza, Luisa F. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10529
- Journal Title:
- Applied Energy
- Journal Title Details:
- 252:1-26
- Notes:
- 26 pages., Article #: 113429., via online journal., Aspects of sustainability and social justice deserve special attention in the research and innovation landscape in Europe. In this vein, the inclusion of innovative research and innovation policies, such as Responsible Research and Innovation, devoted to mainstream social outcomes, to deploy democratic governance of science, and to drive innovation into a direction that is ethically acceptable, societally desirable and sustainable are noteworthy. However, substantial efforts are required when it comes to integrate the interactions between renewable energy research and energy and climate policies within responsible approaches. In order to adapt responsible research and innovation approach for the purpose of building an alternative context and assessment approach for sustainable transitions, this paper presents a review of approaches around sustainability and social justice dimensions. The thresholds of this endeavour are detailed in terms of the challenges for the integration, the identification of the inhibitors and facilitators of policy integration and the proposal of the levels for a methodology for this integration. The results show that the different readings and understanding of the contexts and dimensions and the existence of knowledge gaps between policy targets and the outcomes of research and innovation can be considered inhibitors for the integration. In contrast the interlinks between dimensional concepts, backgrounds and rationales appear as facilitators. The innovative contribution of this paper is focused on the contextualization of the dimensions through the use of socio-technical and multi/inter/trans and cross-disciplinary approaches. The authors conclude that the process of introducing a more holistic and alternative approach opens the re-envision of policy elements. Moreover, RRI offers an innovative perspective to the transition approach as well as tools for decision-making and policy processes assessment, in an arena where constant innovation is taking place and new structures, processes and metrics are necessary to guide this process.
5. Wind farms deliver economic jolt to rural middle America
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Henderson, Tim (author)
- Format:
- Online Article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-24
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12881
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 5pgs, Wind farms boosted seven of 10 counties with nation’s largest GDP increases.