Understanding public perceptions of wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin, United States: the place-based dynamics of social representations

This research paper examines public perceptions of wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin, USA, arguing that public responses to renewable energy projects are shaped by localized social, cultural, and socio-spatial contexts rather than a simple binary of acceptance or non-acceptance.

• The study finds that public responses to wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin are influenced by social and cultural contexts, specifically varying based on community identities and histories associated with other community resources.
• The authors suggest that traditional frameworks for understanding public support for renewable energy often rely on a binary of acceptance and non-acceptance, which fails to capture the nuances of localized responses to specific projects.
• The research concludes that public perceptions of renewable energy technologies are formed within a socio-spatial context, which can provide valuable insights for the renewable energy policy process.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Understanding public perceptions of wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin, United States: the place-based dynamics of social representations. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/understanding-public-perceptions-of-wood-based-electricity-production-in-wisconsin-united-states-the-place-based-dynamics-of-social-representations/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Understanding public perceptions of wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin, United States: the place-based dynamics of social representations. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/understanding-public-perceptions-of-wood-based-electricity-production-in-wisconsin-united-states-the-place-based-dynamics-of-social-representations/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025understanding, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Understanding public perceptions of wood-based electricity production in Wisconsin, United States: the place-based dynamics of social representations}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/understanding-public-perceptions-of-wood-based-electricity-production-in-wisconsin-united-states-the-place-based-dynamics-of-social-representations/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }