{"title":"Gridlock in compromise, or is multi-objective optimisation possible in renewable energy planning? A stakeholder analysis using scenario-MCDA","authors":"Jessica Weber","doi":"10.1080/14786451.2023.2275812","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The energy and climate crises are driving renewable energy, but it is currently facing obstacles in leading countries. Balancing environmental, social and economic interests has become complex at the regional level due to spatial trade-offs in a contested space. To investigate stakeholder willingness to compromise on a joint ranking on wind and solar energy sites, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) planning support was explored. Using a two-part stakeholder survey, four groups were identified: ‘advocates’ who were satisfied with the site ranking (66%), ‘realists’ who were willing to compromise despite previous disagreement (13%), ‘dissenters’ not accepting (35%), and ‘dogmatists’ not engaging. Planning decisions and stakeholder engagement are underpinned by distinct attitudes towards the role of (democratic) planning and sustainable development. The use of trade-off analysis can ensure transparency and trace back stakeholder interests in making planning decisions. However, decision quality factors also need to be considered to ensure a thorough planning reflection.","PeriodicalId":14406,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Energy","volume":"22 1","pages":"1538 - 1568"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Sustainable Energy","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2023.2275812","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENERGY & FUELS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The energy and climate crises are driving renewable energy, but it is currently facing obstacles in leading countries. Balancing environmental, social and economic interests has become complex at the regional level due to spatial trade-offs in a contested space. To investigate stakeholder willingness to compromise on a joint ranking on wind and solar energy sites, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) planning support was explored. Using a two-part stakeholder survey, four groups were identified: ‘advocates’ who were satisfied with the site ranking (66%), ‘realists’ who were willing to compromise despite previous disagreement (13%), ‘dissenters’ not accepting (35%), and ‘dogmatists’ not engaging. Planning decisions and stakeholder engagement are underpinned by distinct attitudes towards the role of (democratic) planning and sustainable development. The use of trade-off analysis can ensure transparency and trace back stakeholder interests in making planning decisions. However, decision quality factors also need to be considered to ensure a thorough planning reflection.
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Engineering and sustainable development are intrinsically linked. All capital plant and every consumable product depends on an engineering input through design, manufacture and operation, if not for the product itself then for the equipment required to process and transport the raw materials and the final product. Many aspects of sustainable development depend directly on appropriate and timely actions by engineers. Engineering is an extended process of analysis, synthesis, evaluation and execution and, therefore, it is argued that engineers must be involved from the outset of any proposal to develop sustainable solutions. Engineering embraces many disciplines and truly sustainable solutions are usually inter-disciplinary in nature.
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