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Assessing Barriers to Renewable Energy Development in Alberta: Evidence from a Survey on Wind Energy with Rural Landowners
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Patel, Sonak, Holowach, Monique, Anders, Sven, Parkins, John R.
Despite having abundant wind resources, the Province of Alberta is slow to adopt wind energy. While recent provincial government initiatives have stimulated some new wind power projects, progress is limited, and with new regulatory changes in recent months, progress on renewable energy...
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What Determines Municipal Renewable Energy Development? Insights From a Mixed-Methods Study of Municipalities in Alberta
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This thesis contributes to energy social sciences, examining the potential of municipal renewable energy projects and employing a novel theoretical framework intersecting the theory of planned behaviour and transition theory. I site this work in Alberta, a province with a carbon intensive energy...