| 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 |
| DOI |
10.1088/2515-7620/ac5718 |
| 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. |
| Author Keywords |
integrity-based trust; competence-based trust; energy projects; accceptability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000769137600001 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/ac5718/pdf
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