| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 330 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Public and social policy series |
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Public and social policy series.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-317) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction – The history and growth of windfarms, and early objections – The advent of health and noise complaints – Core problems with health claims about windfarms – The best evidence opponents have to offer – The psychogenics of wind turbine complaints – Opponents of windfarms in Australia – How the anti-wind lobby reacts when challenged – Strategies for reducing anxiety and complaints – Appendix : 247 symptoms, diseases and behaviours attributed to wind turbine exposure. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Wind turbines -- Health aspects.
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Vestibular apparatus -- Diseases.
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Syndromes.
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Vestibular Diseases |
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Syndrome |
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Vestibule du labyrinthe osseux -- Maladies.
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Syndromes.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Policy.
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Syndromes
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Vestibular apparatus -- Diseases
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Society & Social Sciences.
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| Added Author |
Crichton, Fiona, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chapman, Simon, 1951- Wind turbine syndrome. The University Of Sydney, N.S.W. : Sydney University Press, 2017 9781743324967 (OCoLC)1004225829 |
| ISBN |
9781743324998 (electronic bk.) |
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1743324995 (electronic bk.) |
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9781743324967 |
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1743324960 |
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9781743324974 |
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1743324979 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000063863882 |
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AU@ 000074046255 |
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