In an international study, researchers have investigated the phenomenon 'not in my backyard', which concerns the acceptance of power plants for energy generation in the immediate vicinity of residential areas.
Without electricity, life is unthinkable today, at least in Western civilizations. Even short power outages turn everything upside down. However, citizens' acceptance of living near power plants is low. That's according to a new study by University of Georgia researcher Thomas Lawrence.
Lawrence and an international team conducted surveys in the U.S., Germany and Ireland to determine people's attitudes toward power generation in close proximity to their homes. As a ...