Towers, turbines and transmission lines : impacts on property value /
edited by Sandy Bond, Sally Sims, Peter Dent.
- Chichester, Sussex, UK : Ames, IO : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Peter Dent, Sally Sims -- Methods / David Wyman, Peter Dent, Sally Sims -- Risk perception, stigma and behaviour / Peter Dent, Sally Sims -- High-voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTLs) and house prices -- High-voltage overhead power transmission lines (HVOTLs) and house prices. HVOTLs in the UK / Sally Sims, Peter Dent -- HVOTLs in New Zealand / Sandy Bond -- A review of HVOTL studies in North America / David Wyman, Elaine Worzala -- Cell phone towers -- Cell phone towers. Cell phone towers in New Zealand / Sandy Bond -- Cell phone towers in North America / Sandy Bond -- Cell phone towers in the UK / Sally Sims -- Wind farms -- Wind farms. Wind farms in the UK / Sally Sims, Peter Dent -- Wind farms in North America / Ben Hoen -- Wind farms in Australia and New Zealand / Sandy Bond -- Conclusion / Peter Dent, Sally Sims -- Index.
Studies show that there are concerns about devices and structures that emit electromagnetic fields (EMFs) due to potential health hazards from these. Proximity to structures that affect property value includes high voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTL) and cellular phone towers. Despite some research reports suggesting there are no potential adverse health hazards from HVOTLs and towers, there is still ongoing concern about the siting of these structures due to fears of health risks from exposure to EMFs, changes in neighbourhood aesthetics and loss in property values. The siting of w.