The Bioeconomy's Human Element
Weston Eaton, postdoctoral research associate at Penn State University, presents
Socio-cultural factors shaping landowner support for and willingness to plant bioenergy crops.
Dr.
Eaton's work examines renewable energy technology development from the
perspective of people living in communities where new developments are
proposed or underway.
This webinar reports findings from a recent survey of 2,794 Northeast
USA landowners and includes two areas of focus:
- Social factors that influence the availability of land
for bioenergy crop production. This includes unique insight into
landowner perspectives, such as how bioenergy crops 'fit' (or not) with
land management goals and perceptions of bioenergy crops, their land,
and community.
- Implications for the practice of public
engagement with landowners will be discussed. Tune in to the
presentation to join the conversation.
This webinar is hosted by Sarah Wurzbacher,
NEWBio, Penn State University and
eXtension Farm Energy community; featuring important topics related to bioenergy in
the northeast. NEWBio is supported by
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2012-68005-19703 from the
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.