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Greening the Wind : Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development

This report identifies good practices for managing the key environmental and social issues associated with wind power development and provides advice on how best to address these issues in project planning, construction, and operation and maintenan...

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Main Authors: Ledec, George C., Rapp, Kennan W., Aiello, Roberto G.
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS ROADS
ACID
ACID RAIN
AIR
AIR POLLUTANTS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS
APPROACH
AQUATIC LIFE
ASH
AVAILABILITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIOMASS
BIOMASS COMBUSTION
BIRD MORTALITY
BIRD SPECIES
BIRDS
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON ENERGY
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON FUND
CARBON OFFSET
CARBON SINK
CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
CERTIFIED EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM
COAL
COAL MINES
COLORS
COMBUSTION
CROP RESIDUES
DESERTS
DIESEL
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY FROM WIND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FEEDSTOCK
FOG
FOREST
FOREST CLEARING
FOREST EDGE
FOREST EDGES
FOREST PLANTATIONS
FORESTS
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL PRICES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OIL
FUELS
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GAS FLARING
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GHG
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL WIND POWER
GREEN ENERGY
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GRID WIND POWER
HEAT
HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES
HYDROPOWER
ICE
IPCC
LARGE WIND TURBINE
LARGE WIND TURBINES
LIFT
LOW-CARBON
METHANE
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION ACTIONS
MODERN WIND TURBINES
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NET GREENHOUSE GAS
NUCLEAR POWER
OFFSHORE WIND
OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
OFFSHORE WINDS
OIL
OIL SPILLS
ONSHORE WIND
PESTICIDES
PETROLEUM
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION PREVENTION
POWER FACILITIES
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
POWER INVESTMENTS
POWER LINES
POWER PLANTS
POWER PROJECT
POWER SECTOR
POWER TRANSMISSION GRID
PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
PREVAILING WINDS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
RAINY SEASON
REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS
REGIONAL ELECTRICITY
REGIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
ROTOR BLADES
ROTORS
SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
SCIENTISTS
SEASON
SILVER
SMALLER TURBINES
SOLAR THERMAL
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE
SYNERGISTIC EFFECT
THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSMISSION LINES
TROPICAL ZONES
TROPICS
TURBINE
TURBINE BLADES
TURBINE ROTOR
TURBINE WIND FARM
UNDERGROUND MINES
URANIUM
VEHICLES
VERIFICATION PROTOCOL
VOLATILE PRICES
WATER QUALITY
WEATHER CONDITIONS
WIND
WIND CAPACITY
WIND DEVELOPERS
WIND DEVELOPMENT
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARM
WIND FARM PROJECT
WIND FARMS
WIND GENERATION
WIND INDUSTRY
WIND POWER
WIND POWER CAPACITY
WIND POWER DEVELOPMENT
WIND POWER GENERATION
WIND POWER MARKET
WIND POWER POTENTIAL
WIND POWER PROJECT
WIND PROJECT
WIND PROJECTS
WIND RESOURCE
WIND RESOURCES
WIND SPEED
WIND SPEEDS
WIND TURBINE
WIND TURBINE BLADES
WIND TURBINE TOWERS
WIND TURBINES
WINDS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20120109010935
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2388

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2388

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