Decentralization and Wind Energy Permitting

Dr. Jonas Schmid

doi:10.5771/9783748944454

Summary

Is federalism curbing the transition to renewable energies? This book delivers fundamental insights into this key question for a more sustainable future using the example of multi-level authorisation procedures for onshore wind turbines. The author begins by establishing a broadly applicable theoretical framework to evaluate the impact of decentralisation on the effectiveness of public administration authorities. Thereafter, he analyses the procedure for granting permits for wind turbines in Switzerland and Europe, using a plethora of primary data and deploying a broad array of methods. Overall, the book is the first to provide a detailed and comparative study on wind energy permits, thereby seeking to help remove this significant barrier to the expansion of renewables.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-1715-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-4445-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Politik und Demokratie in den kleineren Ländern Europas | Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies
Volume: 20
Language: English
Pages: 653
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 28 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. 1. 1.1. What is the problem? Research question and goals of this study
  2. 1.2. The social relevance
  3. 1. 1.3.1. The relevant branches of the literature
    2. 1.3.2. General contributions
    3. 1.3.3. Swiss-specific contributions to the literature
  4. 1.4. Research design, data and methods
  5. 1.5. Outline
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1. 1. 2.1. Basic premises, function and origins of the ACI
  2. 1. 2.2.1. Actors
    2. 2.2.2. Actor constellations
    3. 2.2.3. Modes of interaction
  3. 2.3. Past applications of the ACI
  4. 1. 2.4.1. Why the ACI is suitable to analyze the problem
    2. 2.4.2. The roles of institutions and policy rules
    3. 2.4.3. On the attribution of agency to contextual actors
    4. 2.4.4. The analytical model of this study
2. 1. 1. 3.1.1. Decentralization in the Federation of Switzerland
    2. 3.1.2. Delineation and application
  2. 1. 3.2.1. Implementation in Switzerland
    2. 3.2.2. Delineation and application
  3. 1. 3.3.1. Problem-solving effectiveness in Switzerland
    2. 3.3.2. Delineation and application
3. 1. 4.1. Link 1: Decentralization effects on implementation arrangements
  2. 4.2. Link 2: Implementation arrangement effects on problem-solving effectiveness
  3. 4.3. Link 3: Decentralization effects on problem-solving effectiveness
  4. 4.4. Political party effects on problem-solving effectiveness
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1. 1. 5.1. Methods and data
  2. 1. 5.2.1. On the distribution of competences in the fields of energy, environment and spatial planning
    2. 5.2.2. The authorization procedure as governed by federal law
    3. 5.2.3. Cantonal differences in policy implementation
  3. 5.3. An overview of existing large-scale Swiss wind energy projects
  4. 1. 5.4.1. Cantons: differences between project hosts and non-hosts
    2. 5.4.2. Municipalities: differences between project-hosts and non-hosts
    3. 5.4.3. Federal agencies
    4. 5.4.4. Associations and interest groups
    5. 5.4.5. Developers
  5. 5.5. The role of political parties
  6. 1. 5.6.1. Aggregate network graphs by stakeholder and theme
    2. 5.6.2. Relations in the average wind energy project network
    3. 5.6.3. Embedding the case of Swiss wind energy implementation arrangements in the literature
2. 1. 1. 6.1.1. The Network Characteristics Survey (NCS)
    2. 6.1.2. Constructing implementation arrangements as networks
    3. 6.1.3. Testing, robustness and reporting thresholds
  2. 6.2. Decentralization between cantons
  3. 1. 6.3.1. In non-mediated models
    2. 6.3.2. In mediation models
    3. 6.3.3. In exponential random graph models (ERGMs)
    4. 6.3.4. Comparing and interpreting results
  4. 1. 6.4.1. In non-mediated models
    2. 6.4.2. In mediation models
    3. 6.4.3. In exponential random graph models (ERGMs)
    4. 6.4.4. Comparing and interpreting results
3. 1. 1. 7.1.1. The Project Characteristics Survey (PCS)
    2. 7.1.2. Modeling strategy
  2. 7.2. Dependent variables: Measures of problem-solving effectiveness in comparison
  3. 7.3. Independent variables: An overview
  4. 1. 7.4.1. Actor constellations and modes of interaction
    2. 7.4.2. Actor orientations
  5. 1. 7.5.1. Actor constellations and modes of interaction
    2. 7.5.2. Actor orientations
  6. 7.6. Comparing and interpreting efficiency and stakeholder efficacy ratings
4. 1. 1. 8.1.1. Data sources
    2. 8.1.2. Modeling strategy
    3. 8.1.3. The series: controls, assumptions, levels
  2. 1. 8.2.1. On hosting probability
    2. 8.2.2. On efficiency
    3. 8.2.3. On stakeholder efficacy ratings
  3. 1. 8.3.1. On hosting probability
    2. 8.3.2. On efficiency
    3. 8.3.3. On stakeholder efficacy ratings
  4. 1. 8.4.1. On efficiency
    2. 8.4.2. On stakeholder efficacy ratings
  5. 1. 8.5.1. Decentralization effects
    2. 8.5.2. Partisan effects
    3. 8.5.3. Policy rules effects
5. 1. 9.1. Evaluating decentralization effects on onshore wind-energy authorization procedures in Europe
  2. 1. 9.2.1. Data
    2. 9.2.2. Methods
  3. 9.3. Explaining onshore wind energy deployment
  4. 9.4. Explaining authorization procedure efficiency in Europe
  5. 9.5. Explaining onshore wind energy deployment in Europe using authorization duration as a predictor
  6. 9.6. Placing Switzerland in Europe
  7. 9.7. Interpretation and limitations of the European chapter
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1. 1. 1. 10.1.1. Effects of Decentralization and implementation arrangements
    2. 10.1.2. Political party effects
    3. 10.1.3. Wind energy authorization procedures in Switzerland and Europe
  2. 10.2. General contributions
  3. 10.3. Swiss-specific contributions to the literature
  4. 10.4. Limitations and further research
  5. 10.5. Concluding thoughts
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Data, methods and software referencesPages 637 - 653 Download chapter (PDF)

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