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Wind Power: Is There A “Planning Problem”?
Expanding Wind Power: A Problem of Planning, or of Perception?
The Problems Of Planning—A Developer's Perspective
Wind Farms: More Respectful and Open Debate Needed, Not Less
Planning: Problem “Carrier” or Problem “Source”?
“Innovative” Wind Power Planning

Geraint Ellis School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University, BelfastCorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard Cowell Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK
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Charles Warren School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews, UK
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Peter Strachan Alberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
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Joseph Szarka Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, Bath University, UK
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Richard Hadwin Renewable Energy Partnerships Ltd, Overmoor, Neston, Corsham, Swindon, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Miner Campaign to Protect Rural England, LondonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maarten Wolsink Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alain NadaÏ Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement, Campus du Jardin Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 521-547 | Published online: 07 Jan 2010

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