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Informational Barriers to Effective Policy-Public Communication: A Case Study of Wind Energy Planning in Saskatchewan, Canada

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  • Garrett Richards
  • Kenneth Belcher
  • Bram Noble

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Complex environment and resource policy issues such as wind energy planning can benefit greatly from public input but may also be challenging for the public to understand. This paper examines informational barriers to public engagement with policy, using a case study of wind energy planning in Saskatchewan, Canada. A document review showed four types of barriers to effective policy-public communication in the case study: non-intuitive information, misreported information, obsolete information, and absent information. We provide some intuitive solutions for these difficulties but also suggest that they may be strongly rooted in the inherent political incentives of policy-makers.

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  • Garrett Richards & Kenneth Belcher & Bram Noble, 2013. "Informational Barriers to Effective Policy-Public Communication: A Case Study of Wind Energy Planning in Saskatchewan, Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 39(3), pages 431-450, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:39:y:2013:i:3:p:431-450
    DOI: 10.3138/CPP.39.3.431
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    1. Obiora S. Agu & Lope G. Tabil & Edmund Mupondwa, 2023. "Actualization and Adoption of Renewable Energy Usage in Remote Communities in Canada by 2050: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-24, April.

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