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

• 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

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.

该博士论文研究改进项目将研究地方和国家对大型可再生能源项目的叙述及其对农村社区自然资源和福祉的影响。该项目将增进对国家层面可再生能源发展动态的了解。决定大型项目合理性的因素以及当地社区参与此类项目的最佳实践的研究结果将通过同行评审的期刊文章、会议演讲、政策简报和论文广泛传播，对环境可持续性和人类产生影响。作为一名博士生的健康和福祉。论文研究改进奖，该项目将为有前途的学生建立独立的研究生涯提供支持。该项目将研究地方和国家政府的叙述如何影响大型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。所选择的可再生能源项目的类型、这些项目在哪里实施、由谁实施以及它们如何影响当地社区将使用以下方法进行数据收集：收集政策和技术文件、媒体报道的档案研究；在可再生能源绘图会议上进行观察；本研究中开发的理论和方法将为涉及可再生能源转型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，并具有通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。