| Title |
The role of trust in public acceptability of energy projects: Integrity versus competence |
| ID_Doc |
64028 |
| Authors |
Liu, L; Vrieling, L; Perlaviciute, G; Bouman, T; Steg, L |
| Title |
The role of trust in public acceptability of energy projects: Integrity versus competence |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Environmental Research Communications, 4, 3 |
| Abstract |
Public acceptability of energy projects depends on people's trust in agents responsible for those projects. We examined to what extent different dimensions of trust, notably integrity- and competence-based trust, are associated with public acceptability of real ongoing energy projects associated with acute risks and other consequences. A series of questionnaire studies in the Netherlands revealed that both integrity- and competence-based trust were positively associated with public acceptability of natural gas extraction which causes earthquakes in the region. Yet, integrity-based trust was more strongly and consistently associated with public acceptability of the natural gas extraction compared to competence-based trust. The findings were rather consistent across four different measurement phases. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings. |
| PDF |
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/ac5718/pdf
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