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Weiss, Guenther (2017). Medial construction of energy landscapes in Germany. Energy Policy, 109. S. 845 - 854. OXFORD: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. ISSN 1873-6777

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Abstract

This paper reviews the German print media discussion of the relationship between energy and landscape appearance in general, andenergy-landscapes in particular, after the revision of German energy policy in 2011. When the landscape appearance is referred to within the scope of energy topics (without a firm conceptual link to an energy landscape), the debate tends to be dominated by statements proclaiming the destruction of landscape, primarily by wind turbines and wind parks. In the case of concrete energy landscapes referring to geographical units, these are frequently trade marks, in other words, proper nouns used for the purpose of establishing an image. It has become apparent that the term energy landscape is used, above all, as a metaphor for a complex organisational-technical-legal structure and for the transformation thereof. The overall conclusion is that the term energy landscape as a metaphor is more likely to be linked to the meaning of opportunity ratherthan threat, while in terms of defining a location within the landscape for new energy production plants, the notion of a threat clearly outweighs that of an opportunity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Weiss, Guenther UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-215352
DOI:	10.1016/j.enpol.2017.06.031
Journal or Publication Title:	Energy Policy
Volume:	109
Page Range:	S. 845 - 854
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1873-6777
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ACCEPTANCE Multiple languages Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21535