Incorporating Public Participation in Offshore Wind Farm Siting in Greece

IF 1.3 4区工程技术 Q3 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Wind and Structures Pub Date : 2022-01-04 DOI:10.3390/wind2010001

E. Loukogeorgaki, D. Vagiona, Areti Lioliou

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Abstract

The public acceptance of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs) is an important issue that is expected to depend highly on their site location. Public involvement in decision-making processes is recommended as it may contribute to the mitigation of opposing, delaying and even blocking OWF projects, as well as increasing future public confidence and support. The aim of this study is to identify the most suitable sites for OWFs deployment in Greece based on citizens’ preferences and judgments. The methodology consists of three phases: (i) identification of Eligible Marine Areas (EMAs) for OWF siting by deploying ten exclusion criteria, (ii) prioritization of six evaluation criteria and ranking of EMAs according to citizens’ judgments through an Online Questionnaire Survey (OQS) and (iii) overall prioritization of EMAs. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), supported by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the OQS are used for the analysis. The results illustrate the priority ranking of thirteen EMAs for OWFs deployment in the Greek marine environment under five different scenarios. The most suitable sites are located in the South-West zone offshore of Rhodes in all the examined scenarios. Sustainable development is a challenging social process, and the different preferences of the society should be integrated in planning processes.

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希腊海上风电场选址纳入公众参与

公众对海上风电场(owf)的接受程度是一个重要的问题，这在很大程度上取决于它们的选址。建议公众参与决策过程，因为这可能有助于减少反对、拖延甚至阻止OWF项目的情况，并增加公众未来的信心和支持。本研究的目的是根据公民的偏好和判断，确定在希腊部署owf最合适的地点。该方法包括三个阶段:(i)通过部署10项排除标准来确定符合条件的海洋区域(EMAs)， (ii)通过在线问卷调查(OQS)根据公民的判断确定6项评估标准的优先次序和EMAs的排名，以及(iii) EMAs的整体优先次序。利用地理信息系统(GIS)支持的层次分析法(AHP)和OQS进行分析。结果表明，在希腊海洋环境中，在五种不同情景下，13种EMAs对owf部署的优先级排序。在所有审查的方案中，最合适的地点位于罗德岛近海的西南区。可持续发展是一个具有挑战性的社会过程，在规划过程中应综合考虑社会的不同偏好。

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Wind and Structures 工程技术-工程：土木

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

18.80%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The WIND AND STRUCTURES, An International Journal, aims at: - Major publication channel for research in the general area of wind and structural engineering, - Wider distribution at more affordable subscription rates; - Faster reviewing and publication for manuscripts submitted. The main theme of the Journal is the wind effects on structures. Areas covered by the journal include: Wind loads and structural response, Bluff-body aerodynamics, Computational method, Wind tunnel modeling, Local wind environment, Codes and regulations, Wind effects on large scale structures.