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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821184203321

Titolo

Environmental impacts of wind-energy projects [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-13408-0

1-280-96903-2

9786610969036

0-309-10835-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (395 p.)

Disciplina

333.92

Soggetti

Wind power plants - Environmental aspects - United States

Wind power - Environmental aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-266).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Context for Analysis of Effects of Wind-Powered Electricity Generation in the United States and the Mid-Atlantic Highlands""; ""3 Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development""; ""4 Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Humans""; ""5 Planning for and Regulating Wind-Energy Development""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: About the Authors""; ""Appendix B: Emission Rates for Electrical Generation""; ""Appendix C: Methods and Metrics for Wildlife Studies""

""Appendix D: A Visual Impact Assessment Process for Evaluating Wind-Energy Projects""