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ID112910
Title ProperFair play in energy policy decisions
Other Title Informationprocedural fairness, outcome fairness and acceptance of the decision to rebuild nuclear power plants
LanguageENG
AuthorVisschers, Vivianne H M ;  Siegrist, Michael
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)To raise public acceptance of new energy policies, promoting the fairness of the outcomes and of the decision-making procedure has been suggested. Very few studies have examined the role of fairness in public acceptance of rebuilding nuclear power plants. Therefore, using a large mail survey, we investigated the public's acceptance of the decision to rebuild nuclear power plants in Switzerland by 2020. The study examined the influence of procedural fairness and outcome fairness on the acceptance of this decision, as well as other factors such as risk perception and benefit perception. Additionally, we investigated the moderating influence of general attitudes towards nuclear power on the relation between fairness and decision acceptance. Results indicated that outcome fairness strongly increased decision acceptance, along with general attitudes towards nuclear power and perceived economic benefits. Procedural fairness had only a small impact on decision acceptance. The influence of fairness on decision acceptance did not seem to depend on general nuclear attitudes. Our findings imply that, in the case of rebuilding nuclear power plants, perceived benefits and outcome fairness are important determinants of acceptance of the decision, while procedural fairness only has a limited impact.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 46; Jul 2012: p.292-300
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 46; Jul 2012: p.292-300
Key WordsNuclear Power Plants ;  Acceptance of Policy Decisions ;  Perceived Fairness