Enhancing Wind Farm Projects: A Systemic and Strategic Design Approach to Community Acceptance and Engagement

This study explores the local implications of increasing renewable energy production, with a focus on wind energy. Drawing on landscape knowledge and cultural significance, it employs the Territorial Capital concept to inform strategic design processes, considering factors such as local context and ongoing transformation dynamics. Landscape justice and energy democracy are highlighted as crucial concepts, alongside systemic perspectives, to address the research question: How can wind farm projects be innovated to enhance local acceptance? Through case study research involving fifty projects, various strategies are proposed to align wind farm installations with their surroundings’ cultural and sensory fabric, promoting community acceptance and sustainable energy practices.