Greening the Wind : Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development

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dc.creatorLedec, George C.
dc.creatorRapp, Kennan W.
dc.creatorAiello, Roberto G.
dc.date2012-03-19T09:05:22Z
dc.date2012-03-19T09:05:22Z
dc.date2011-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:19Z
dc.descriptionThis report identifies good practices for managing the key environmental and social issues associated with wind power development and provides advice on how best to address these issues in project planning, construction, and operation and maintenance. It provides detailed background information on wind power, with special focus on two emerging themes of growing scientific and public interest: namely the biodiversity-related impacts and the broader socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of wind power development. Like wind power itself, the scope of this report is worldwide although special attention is paid to the issues characteristic of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. While the principal focus is on land-based wind power, it also briefly addresses the environmental and social impacts related to off shore wind development. Wind power today is widely regarded as a key component of an environmentally sustainable, low-carbon energy future because it is renewable, requires almost no water, and generates near-zero emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. In many parts of the world, wind power has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric power generation, thereby helping to limit the severe environmental and social consequences of human-induced climate change. The growth of wind power has also occurred due to its other positive attributes, including growing economic competitiveness. The adverse biodiversity-related impacts of wind power facilities mainly involve birds, bats, and natural habitats.
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dc.identifier978-0-8213-8926-3
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2388
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8926-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412244
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Studies
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS ROADS
dc.subjectACID
dc.subjectACID RAIN
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAQUATIC LIFE
dc.subjectASH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS COMBUSTION
dc.subjectBIRD MORTALITY
dc.subjectBIRD SPECIES
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectCARBON FUND
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSET
dc.subjectCARBON SINK
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCERTIFIED EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL MINES
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY FROM WIND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectFEEDSTOCK
dc.subjectFOG
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectFOREST EDGE
dc.subjectFOREST EDGES
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGAS FLARING
dc.subjectGENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WIND POWER
dc.subjectGREEN ENERGY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGRID WIND POWER
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CHANGES
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLARGE WIND TURBINE
dc.subjectLARGE WIND TURBINES
dc.subjectLIFT
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectMITIGATION ACTIONS
dc.subjectMODERN WIND TURBINES
dc.subjectNATURAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNET GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER
dc.subjectOFFSHORE WIND
dc.subjectOFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectOFFSHORE WIND FARMS
dc.subjectOFFSHORE WINDS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL SPILLS
dc.subjectONSHORE WIND
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION PREVENTION
dc.subjectPOWER FACILITIES
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPOWER INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPOWER LINES
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PROJECT
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER TRANSMISSION GRID
dc.subjectPRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
dc.subjectPREVAILING WINDS
dc.subjectRADIOACTIVE WASTE
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectREDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectREGIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE RESOURCES
dc.subjectROTOR BLADES
dc.subjectROTORS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSILVER
dc.subjectSMALLER TURBINES
dc.subjectSOLAR THERMAL
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectSYNERGISTIC EFFECT
dc.subjectTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subjectTROPICAL ZONES
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectTURBINE
dc.subjectTURBINE BLADES
dc.subjectTURBINE ROTOR
dc.subjectTURBINE WIND FARM
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND MINES
dc.subjectURANIUM
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVERIFICATION PROTOCOL
dc.subjectVOLATILE PRICES
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND CAPACITY
dc.subjectWIND DEVELOPERS
dc.subjectWIND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.subjectWIND FARM
dc.subjectWIND FARM PROJECT
dc.subjectWIND FARMS
dc.subjectWIND GENERATION
dc.subjectWIND INDUSTRY
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWIND POWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectWIND POWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWIND POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectWIND POWER MARKET
dc.subjectWIND POWER POTENTIAL
dc.subjectWIND POWER PROJECT
dc.subjectWIND PROJECT
dc.subjectWIND PROJECTS
dc.subjectWIND RESOURCE
dc.subjectWIND RESOURCES
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.subjectWIND TURBINE
dc.subjectWIND TURBINE BLADES
dc.subjectWIND TURBINE TOWERS
dc.subjectWIND TURBINES
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.titleGreening the Wind : Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development

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