LEADER 03313nam 2200493 450 001 9910282250203321 005 20231116060630.0 010 $a1-74332-499-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000005321590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5574419 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00125751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5574419 035 $a(OCoLC)1066193416 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005321590 100 $a20200717d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWind turbine syndrome $ea communicated disease /$fSimon Chapman and Fiona Crichton 210 1$aSydney, New South Wales :$cSydney University Press,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xxxi, 330 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aPublic and Social Policy Series 311 $a1-74332-496-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aAs governments around the world look for ways to curb fossil fuel emissions, more and more countries are adopting renewable energy sources. Wind power is one of the cheapest sources of renewable energy, and windfarms are often looked to as a solution. While generally welcomed in rural communities, there have been claims that wind turbines are responsible for a range of health problems. At last count an astonishing 247 symptoms had been attributed to wind turbines, from back pain and accelerated ageing to herpes and multiple sclerosis. Repeated reviews of the scientific evidence have found no grounds for these claims, yet they have continued to spread in some communities. Wind turbine syndrome shows all the hallmarks of a ?communicated disease?: that is, an illness that is spread by people talking and writing about it. In short: people are worrying themselves sick. In Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease, Simon Chapman and Fiona Crichton explore the claims and tactics of the anti-windfarm movement, examine the scientific evidence, and consider how best to respond to anti-windfarm arguments. 410 0$aCalifornia series in public anthropology. 606 $aVestibular apparatus$xDiseases 606 $aSyndromes 606 $aWind power plants 615 0$aVestibular apparatus$xDiseases. 615 0$aSyndromes. 615 0$aWind power plants. 676 $a617.882 700 $aChapman$b Simon$0964148 702 $aCrichton$b Fiona 801 0$bWaSeSS 801 1$bWaSeSS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910282250203321 996 $aWind turbine syndrome$92971448 997 $aUNINA