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Enhancing Public Engagement On Offshore Wind Energy Using Genius Loci: A Case Study From A Lake Michigan Coastal Community, Erik Edward Nordman, Daniel O'Keefe, Erika Arndt

Erik Edward Nordman

We describe a novel approach to public engagement on offshore wind energy based on genius loci (“spirit of a place”). North America lacks offshore wind farms but they could be viable in the Great Lakes. Cultural ties between coastal Michigan, USA and the Netherlands offered opportunities to learn from the Dutch offshore wind experience. Residents from a Lake Michigan coastal community with Dutch heritage videoconferenced with a Dutch tourism specialist regarding the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm. Important differences and similarities between the regions emerged, including the clustering of technological expertise, tourism effects, and perspectives on working seascapes. Michigan …

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Enhancing Public Engagement On Offshore Wind Energy Using Genius Loci: A Case Study From A Lake Michigan Coastal Community, Erik Edward Nordman, Daniel O'Keefe, Erika Arndt

Erik Edward Nordman

Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes For Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence From "Work First", David Autor, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

Temporary Agency Employment: A Way Out Of Poverty?, David Autor, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

Do Temporary Jobs Help Low-Skilled Workers? Surprising Data From Detroit, David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

Does Temporary Agency Employment Offer A Way Out Of Poverty?, Susan Houseman, David Autor

Susan N. Houseman

Michigan's Fiscal Future, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek

Timothy J. Bartik

Economic Development Policy In Michigan, Timothy Bartik, Peter Eisinger, George Erickcek

Timothy J. Bartik

Simulating The Effects Of The Tax Credit Program Of The Michigan Economic Growth Authority On Job Creation And Fiscal Benefits, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek

Timothy J. Bartik

Introduction [To Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan], H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

Two Rounds Of Workers' Compensation Reform In Michigan, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

Michigan Closed Case Survey: Origins And Technical Description, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

The Recent Moderation In Workers' Compensation Costs In Michigan And The Nation, John Burton, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger

H. Allan Hunt

The Impact Of Open Competition In Michigan On The Employers' Costs Of Workers' Compensation, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger, John Burton

H. Allan Hunt

The Gm-Uaw Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining And Employment Program (Prep), H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

Measuring The Impact Of Organizational Behaviors On Work Disability Prevention And Management, Benjamin Amick, Rochelle Habeck, H. Hunt, Anne Fossel, Alice Chapin, Robert Keller, Jeffrey Katz

H. Allan Hunt

Firm Characteristics And Workers' Compensation Claims Incidence, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Michael Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

Michigan's Economic Competitiveness And Public Policy, Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

Increasing The Economic Development Benefits Of Higher Education In Michigan, Timothy Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik