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Aesthetic Guidelines:. Design As If People Matter. Paul Gipe & Assoc. Increasing Acceptance #1 “Your Own Pigs Don’t Stink”. Jutland, Denmark. Public Opinion Surveys . “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” True, But Most People Agree on “Beauty” Broad Support ~ 70%-90%
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Aesthetic Guidelines: Design As If People Matter Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Increasing Acceptance #1 “Your Own Pigs Don’t Stink” Jutland, Denmark
Public Opinion Surveys • “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder” • True, But Most People Agree on “Beauty” • Broad Support ~ 70%-90% • On Both Sides of the Atlantic • In the Abstract! • Benefits Global • Impacts Local Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Acceptance of Wind Energy Source: L. Arkesteijn, Energy Connection Paul Gipe, wind-works.org
Power Plant Acceptance 100% 80% 60% 40% Neutral Rejectors 20% NIMBYs Acceptors 0% Nuclear Fossil Biomass Wind Thayer, Consumer Attitude and Choice Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Power Plant Acceptance Ratings 5 ! ! 4.5 WIND ! 4 " " " # 3.5 BIOMASS # ! FOSSIL 3 " # 2.5 # NUCLEAR 2 Visual Quality Health & Safety Environmental Impact Overall Thayer, R. Consumer Attitude and Choice Paul Gipe, wind-works.org Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Wind Turbines are Often Not Single Objects on the Landscape
Increasing Acceptance #2 • Minimize Wind’s Footprint • Physical--Roads, Foundations, Buildings • Environmental & Visual • Seek Harmony • with Neighbors & the Environment • Wind as a part of the Landscape • Not a Wind Landscape • as in California • NIMBY to POOL
Aesthetic Design--Not New Idea CalPoly 1984 Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Provide Distinct Visual Units CalPoly 1984 Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Keep Ancillary Structures Off Hills & Ridges Paul Gipe & Assoc. Chris Blandford Assoc.
Aesthetic Design • Provide Visual Uniformity • Turbine, Tower, Color, Direction of Rotation • Keep Them Spinning • Remove Inoperative Turbines • Avoid Clutter • Avoid Obstruction Marking • Avoid Billboards & Logos • Bury Power Lines Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Aesthetic Design (Continued) • Always Dress Them Properly • Control Erosion • Avoid Steep Slopes • Harmonize Ancillary Structures • Inform Public • Use Proper Proportions • Use Open Spacing • Be a Good Neighbor Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Keep Them Spinning Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Keep Them Clean Use a Drip Pan or a Diaper (Nappie) Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Bury All Intra-Project Lines Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Montefalcone, Italy Bury All Intra-Project Lines Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Avoid Visual Clutter Paul Gipe & Assoc., 2003, with Telephoto Lens
Avoid “Industrialization” Paul Gipe & Assoc., 2003
Avoid Mixing Types Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Use Open Spacing Don’t Get Greedy Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Remove Dead Turbines Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Remove Headless Horsemen Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Dress for Success Nacelle Covers Nose Cones Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Avoid Cell (Mobile) Phones Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Minimize Roads • Use Existing Roads • Use Existing Tracks • Minimize Width • Minimize Radius • Harden Where Needed
. . . Or Eliminate Roads Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Minimize Physical Footprint . . . Especially in Arid Terrain Paul Gipe & Assoc.
Avoid Steep Slopes Paul Gipe & Assoc.