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A narrative approach to the formation of place attachments in landscapes of expanding renewable energy technology

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  • Yvonne Goudriaan
  • Solène Prince
  • Mariana Strzelecka

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Renewable energy technologies are expanding in rural landscapes, where they are changing the character and meaning of place. This study explores the experience of living and recreating in proximity to landscapes undergoing this development, namely in a Swedish municipality where a major wind park is located. Using place attachment, it addresses how people construct meaning around places of everyday life through stories of their experience of place. Results show that individuals form coherent narratives of the past, present and future of places undergoing transformation. Stories of experiences of renewable energy technology and their impact on landscape relate to persisting feelings of rootedness, changing land-use activities and hope for a sustainable future. Place attachments are a form of social action as their formulation enables people to deal with change and embrace discourses of sustainability. Results highlight the discourses and practices that rural dwellers adopt in the wake of renewable energy transitions.

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  • Yvonne Goudriaan & Solène Prince & Mariana Strzelecka, 2023. "A narrative approach to the formation of place attachments in landscapes of expanding renewable energy technology," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(4), pages 594-607, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:48:y:2023:i:4:p:594-607
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2023.2166911
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