Jay High Voltage Electricity Installations

A Planning Perspective
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-470-03092-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: RSP Bird

The presence of high voltage power lines has provoked widespreadconcern for many years. High Voltage ElectricityInstallations presents an in-depth study of policy surroundingthe planning of high voltage installations, discussing the mannerin which they are percieved by the public, and the associatedenvironmental issues. An analysis of these concerns, along with thegeographical, environmental and political influences that shapetheir expression, is presented.
* Investigates local planning policy in an area of the energysector that is of highly topical environmental and publicconcern
* Covers the planning of high-voltage installations, andformulation of local authority policies on high-voltageinstallations across England and Wales
* Features a number of case studies from both rural and urbanareas, along with detailed analysis of these case studies
High Voltage Electricity Installations will be ofinterest to postgraduate students, academics and practitionersalike, in the fields of environmental science, environmentalplanning, environmental policy-making and developments in theenergy sector. It will also appeal to electricity industrypractitioners responsible for the planning of high voltageinstallations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jay, Stephen Andrew

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Stephen Jay is a lecturer in Faculty of Development and Society at Sheffield Hallam University, where he teaches environmental planning and environmental assessment. He has recently completed PhD research into the land-use planning effects of high-voltage electricity installations, and the related ex[pression of local authority concerns. He is particularly interested in the development of strategic environmental assessment, the formation of local environment policy, and public perceptions of the environment. He has authored a number of articles in journal and conference proceedings.