Record Nr.

UNINA9910282250203321

Autore

Chapman Simon

Titolo

Wind turbine syndrome : a communicated disease / / Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Sydney, New South Wales : , : Sydney University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-74332-499-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 330 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Public and Social Policy Series

Disciplina

617.882

Soggetti

Vestibular apparatus - Diseases

Syndromes

Wind power plants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Series Title -- Contents -- List of figures -- Editorial note -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: The history and growth of windfarms, and early objections -- 2: The advent of noise and health complaints -- 3: Core problems with health claims about windfarms -- 4: The best evidence opponents have to offer -- 5: The psychogenics of wind turbine complaints -- 6: Opponents of windfarms in Australia -- 7: How the anti-wind lobby reacts when challenged -- 8: Strategies for reducing anxiety and complaints -- Appendix: 247 symptoms, diseases and aberrant behaviours attributed to wind turbine exposure -- Works cited -- Further reading -- Index -- About the author -- Copyright.

Sommario/riassunto

As governments around the world look for ways to curb fossil fuel emissions, more and more countries are adopting renewable energy sources. Wind power is one of the cheapest sources of renewable energy, and windfarms are often looked to as a solution. While generally welcomed in rural communities, there have been claims that wind turbines are responsible for a range of health problems. At last count an astonishing 247 symptoms had been attributed to wind turbines, from back pain and accelerated ageing to herpes and multiple sclerosis. Repeated reviews of the scientific evidence have found no grounds for these claims, yet they have continued to spread in some communities. Wind turbine syndrome shows all the hallmarks of a

‘communicated disease’: that is, an illness that is spread by people talking and writing about it. In short: people are worrying themselves sick. In Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease, Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton explore the claims and tactics of the anti-windfarm movement, examine the scientific evidence, and consider how best to respond to anti-windfarm arguments.