Objective
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the perception of a wind farm by residents living nearby such a farm. A survey will be held among residents living within an approximately 2 km radius of modern wind farms in the Netherlands.
The wind farms will be taken from a list of all Dutch wind farms with modern > 500 kW) wind turbines. All residential addresses in postal code areas satisfying the distance criterion will receive a survey questionnaire. Non-respondents will receive a reminder.
The questionnaire will be similar to the one used in a recent Swedish study and have three parts:
- standard questions on socio-economic status and health;
- questions on the local living environment, including (sensitivity to) potential environmental nuisances;
- questions on the perceived impact of wind turbines.
For each address the distance to, the angular size of the nearest wind turbine and the maximum sound emission level due to the wind farm will be determined. The analysis of the survey result s will yield information on the impact of a wind farm on local residents, with an emphasis on visual and noise impact and the possible interaction between both.
The result will help in understanding to what degree a wind farm affects residents and what characteristics determine the impact. Also, the results will help in determining what mitigation measures may be effective in reducing local impact.
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FP6-2005-SCIENCE-AND-SOCIETY-20
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Coordinator
GRONINGEN
Netherlands
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