RT Journal Article
T1 Are wind turbines integrated into landscape? an analysis of its social perception in a spanish mediterranean area
A1 López-Martínez, Francisco
K1 Energía eólica
K1 Paisaje
AB Context Renewable energy sources development has introduced wind farms as a regular landscape element. However, as human-made elements, wind farms infuence on landscape’s scenic beauty diferently according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the beholder. Objectives In this regard, the study analyses the population’s visual perception of wind farms intoMediterranean landscapes with reference to three social variables: gender, age and education level. Method People’s preferences were assessed through two on-line surveys with several landscape photographs, with and without wind turbines. Subsequently, the score of each photograph was statistically analyzed regarding the landscapes showed and the respondents’ socio-demographic variables. Results The results demonstrate how vegetation had a positive efect in landscape’ scenic beauty, especially forest, as well as people do not perceive negatively wind turbines presence. In fact, their implementation in deteriorated or low scored landscapes improves its scenic beauty. Lastly, despite the fact that gender, age and education do not infuence on people’s perception, there is a trend between thesefactors and wind turbines infuence on landscape. Conclusions In addition to reinforce the vegetation positive efects on landscape’ scenic beauty, wind turbines have become a new landscape element that, ingeneral, do not have a negative impact on its scenic beauty but, according to age, diferent consideration appeared.
PB Springer
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27102
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27102
LA spa
NO López-Martínez, F. Are wind turbines integrated into landscape? an analysis of its social perception in a spanish mediterranean area. Landsc Ecol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01698-8
NO Funding for open access publishing: Universidad Málaga/CBUA. The author declares that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026