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Wavehub case study
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1How many interviews did McLachlan conduct in 2009?
- A10
- B15
- C20
- D25
2What secondary data sources did McLachlan (2009) use?
- AMedia articles
- BInternet forums
- CPlanning documents
- DProtestors website
- EDevelopers website
3Which key stakeholders were McLachlan (2009) interviews with?
- AFishermen
- BDeveloper
- CLocal Authority
- DSurfing bodies
- ELocal energy companies
- FResidents
- GEnvironmental organisations
4McLachlan (2009) describes in detail what was discussed in the interviews
- ATrue
- BFalse
5McLachlan deliberately selected [blank_start]some objection groups[blank_end] and [blank_start]one support group[blank_end] (SWRDA)
- Aone support group
- Bsome objection groups
6When will people object to technology?
- AWhen place is not seen as a resource
- BWhen place is 'locally owned'
- CWhen place is seen as nature
7What is place technology fit?
- APeople comparing place and technology meaning it will never be supported anywhere
- BPeople comparing place and technology meaning it might not be supported in that place
- CSymbolic interpretations of place and technology as fixed and singular
8Who was the experimental WaveHub funded by?
- AThe EU
- BThe Government
- CThe South West Regional Development agency UK
- DAll three of the above
9How did the tidal energy experiment work?
- ATechnologies (wind turbines) float on the water
- BTurbines are connected to the mainland via cables on the sea bed
- CFour arrays of wave energy convertors plug into one socket on the bed
- DThe substation is not connected to the National Grid but goes directly to homes in Cornwall
10How far offshore were the pipes making them far away and hard to see (not very visibly intrusive)
- A15km
- B16km
- C17km
- D18km
11McLachlan argues that previous work has neglected [blank_start]symbolic[blank_end] interpretations of place.
- Asymbolic
12McLachlan argues that [blank_start]value[blank_end] and [blank_start]meaning[blank_end] may be more important to people than visual intrusion.
- Avalue
- Bmeaning
13There were multiple discourses of support and objection in this case study undermining the NIMBY concept.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Why was the WaveHub case supported by some due to scale?
- AThe experiment is about Cornwall benefitting from new technology
- BThe experiment is about the South West benefitting from new technology
- CThe experiment is about the UK benefitting from new technology
15What were the main reasons people supported wavehub?
- AExperimental technology could be scaled up in the UK to be beneficial
- BThe sea is an economic resource so we should get as much out of it as we can
- CThe project can generate money
- DThe project was definitely going to work
- EThe technology is not visibly intrusive
- FThe technology fit seamlessly with images of nature and stewardship
- GThe technology is non-renewable and so it does not matter if it doesn't work; its just an experiment
16Why did supporters think the technology fitted seamlessly with the place?
- AIt was non-renewable but would make money
- BIt fits with images of nature and stewardship
- CIt was out of sight and out of mind so no one cared
17Why did people object to the wavehub experiment?
- ACornwall is our best coastline for tourism - it is the wrong place
- BThere were lots of local benefits but few national benefits
- CThere were lots of national benefits but few local benefits
- DIt was not a risky enough venture to invest money into
- EIt could interfere with surfing and fishing
- FIt would make fishing nets easier to use
18People worry more about the [blank_start]local place[blank_end] than the [blank_start]national agenda[blank_end] and benefits of the experiment
- Alocal place
- Bnational agenda
19Providing information to convince people the project is [blank_start]pioneering[blank_end] may enforce concerns over the project being [blank_start]experimental[blank_end].
- Apioneering
- Bexperimental
20Is compensation the key way way of improving support?
- AYes, people are always incentivised by money
- BNot if people value symbolic place over monetary reward
- CNo, people will always object to the project (NIMBY)
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