PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION SOURCES: THE ROLE OF TRUST IN REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS

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dc.contributor.authorBronfman, Nicolas C.
dc.contributor.authorJimenez, Raquel B.
dc.contributor.authorArevalo, Pilar C.
dc.contributor.authorCifuentes, Luis A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T21:36:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T21:36:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to characterize the influence that different dimensions of public trust in regulatory institutions have on social acceptability judgments of electricity generation sources in Chile. Chilean university students' acceptability judgments of ten energy sources were characterized using a web-based survey, covering risk and benefit perceptions, declared levels of acceptability, and trust in regulatory institutions. Our results confirm the influence of public trust in regulatory institutions on general perceptions and acceptance of electricity generation sources, and corroborate the presence of two dimensions of trust in regulatory institutions: integrity-based trust and competence-based trust. Our results revealed a significant influence of both aspects on risk and benefit perceptions and acceptance of fossil fuels, biomass and nuclear power, while for NRES no significant relationships were found. For hydropower, integrity-based trust was the only form of trust that influenced perceptions of risks and benefits, and its influence over public acceptance was significantly larger than competence-based trust. Further analyses of results for each energy source and implications for regulators are discussed.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn2048-4070
dc.identifier.issn0958-305X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/101563
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000354305300005
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final368
dc.pagina.inicio349
dc.revistaEnergy & environment
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectPublic Acceptance
dc.subjectSocial Trust
dc.subjectEnergy Sources
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titlePUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION SOURCES: THE ROLE OF TRUST IN REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen26
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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