Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Impact of Local and National Government Narratives on Renewable Energy Transitions

博士论文研究：地方和国家政府叙述对可再生能源转型的影响

基本信息

批准号：
1939051
负责人：
James McCarthy
金额：
$ 1.54万
依托单位：
Clark University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-04-01 至 2021-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1939051&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Impact Local

项目摘要

This doctoral dissertation research improvement project will examine the local and national narratives on large-scale renewable energy projects and their impacts for rural communities’ natural resources and wellbeing. This project will improve understanding of the national-level dynamics of renewable energy development, of the factors that determine justification for large-scale projects, and of best practices regarding local community involvement in such projects. Findings will be broadly disseminated through peer-reviewed journal articles, conference presentations, and policy briefs and papers, with implications on environmental sustainability and human health and wellbeing. As a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award, this project will provide support to enable a promising student to establish an independent research career. This project will examine how local and national government narratives influence the development of largescale renewable energy projects. The project will explore how national government dynamics influence the type of renewable energy projects that are selected, where such projects are implemented, who implements them, and how they impact local communities. Data collection will be carried out using the following methods: archival research to collect policy and technical documents, media reports; participant observation at meetings on renewable energy; social network mapping of and semi-structured interviews with actors involved in renewable energy transitions. The theories and methodologies developed in this research will provide new insights and approaches to research involving governments and communities that are pursuing transitions to renewable energy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该博士学位论文研究改进项目将研究有关大规模可再生能源项目的本地和国家叙事，及其对粗糙社区的自然资源和福祉的影响。该项目将改善对可再生能源开发的国家水平动态的理解，确定大型项目正当性的因素以及有关当地社区参与此类项目的最佳实践的理解。发现将通过同行评审的期刊文章，会议演讲以及政策简介和论文大致传播，这对环境可持续性，人类健康和福祉产生了影响。作为博士学位论文研究改进奖，该项目将提供支持，使承诺学生能够建立独立的研究职业。该项目将研究地方和国家政府的叙述如何影响大规模可再生能源项目的发展。该项目将探讨国家政府的动态如何影响选择的可再生能源项目的类型，实施此类项目，实施它们以及它们如何影响当地社区的类型。媒体报告将使用以下方法进行数据收集：收集政策和技术文件的档案研究；参与者在可再生能源会议上观察；与参与可再生能源过渡的演员的社交网络映射和半结构化访谈。本研究中开发的理论和方法将为涉及追求可再生能源过渡的政府和社区的研究提供新的见解和方法。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准通过评估来获得的支持。