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Det förnyelsebara energilandskapets estetik - en studie av vindparken Åby-Alebos estetiska dimensioner utifrån aktör och närboende

Hammander, Agnes LU (2025) HEKK03 20242
Human Ecology
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
The ’green’ energy transition has contributed to a polarized debate, where wind power is seen as part of the solution to achieve the climate target, while at the same time being problematized partly based on its aesthetic impact on the landscape. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the aesthetic dimensions of the Åby-Alebo wind farm can be understood based on Böhme’s theory of ’The Aesthetics of Atmospheres’; from a production aesthetic viewpoint (the actor) and a perception aesthetic viewpoint (local residents). Data was collected through semi-structured interviews; three representatives of the SR Energy operating the wind farm and three local residents. Through a thematic analysis, the study’s results show that the aesthetic... (More)
The ’green’ energy transition has contributed to a polarized debate, where wind power is seen as part of the solution to achieve the climate target, while at the same time being problematized partly based on its aesthetic impact on the landscape. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the aesthetic dimensions of the Åby-Alebo wind farm can be understood based on Böhme’s theory of ’The Aesthetics of Atmospheres’; from a production aesthetic viewpoint (the actor) and a perception aesthetic viewpoint (local residents). Data was collected through semi-structured interviews; three representatives of the SR Energy operating the wind farm and three local residents. Through a thematic analysis, the study’s results show that the aesthetic dimensions from a production aesthetic viewpoint and a perception aesthetic viewpoint can be described as ’industrial’. From a production aesthetic viewpoint, the wind farm is seen partly as a symbol of the ’green' transition, but also as ’greenwashing'. From a perception aesthetic viewpoint, the wind farm is described as ’industrial’, like ’science fiction', creating a sense of inaccessibility in the landscape. Given the time frame and limited empirical material, the study's results cannot be generalized, although the research area needs more attention. (Less)
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author
Hammander, Agnes LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The aesthetics of the renewable energy landscape - a study of the aesthetic dimensions of the Åby-Alebo wind farm from the perspective of actors and local residents
course
HEKK03 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Wind farm, The aesthetics of atmospheres, Perception aesthetics, Production aesthetics, Landscape aesthetics
language
Swedish
id
9186216
date added to LUP
2025-04-07 15:19:51
date last changed
2025-04-07 15:19:51
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  abstract     = {{The ’green’ energy transition has contributed to a polarized debate, where wind power is seen as part of the solution to achieve the climate target, while at the same time being problematized partly based on its aesthetic impact on the landscape. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the aesthetic dimensions of the Åby-Alebo wind farm can be understood based on Böhme’s theory of ’The Aesthetics of Atmospheres’; from a production aesthetic viewpoint (the actor) and a perception aesthetic viewpoint (local residents). Data was collected through semi-structured interviews; three representatives of the SR Energy operating the wind farm and three local residents. Through a thematic analysis, the study’s results show that the aesthetic dimensions from a production aesthetic viewpoint and a perception aesthetic viewpoint can be described as ’industrial’. From a production aesthetic viewpoint, the wind farm is seen partly as a symbol of the ’green' transition, but also as ’greenwashing'. From a perception aesthetic viewpoint, the wind farm is described as ’industrial’, like ’science fiction', creating a sense of inaccessibility in the landscape. Given the time frame and limited empirical material, the study's results cannot be generalized, although the research area needs more attention.}},
  author       = {{Hammander, Agnes}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Det förnyelsebara energilandskapets estetik - en studie av vindparken Åby-Alebos estetiska dimensioner utifrån aktör och närboende}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}