Aestimum 53 (2008)
Original Articles - Appraisal and rural economics

Confronto tra diverse localizzazioni di un impianto eolico contemperando produttività ed impatto visivo

Simone Cerroni
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Lorenzo Venzi
Università degli Studi della Tuscia

Published 2009-09-16

Abstract

This paper proposes a series of variations in designing the location of a wind farm on Monti della Tolfa. These project solutions aim at mitigating the visual impact caused by the wind aerogenerators. Besides the usual location of the wind aerogenerators on the skyline, these alternatives within the project design relate to the placement of wind turbines in the middle and at the bottom of the hillside. Other possible mitigation forms relate to the dimensions and the colour of the wind towers. This study proposes both a non-monetary and monetary analysis of the visual impact related to each project proposal. The final aim of the paper is to analyze economic and financial costs-benefits for each alternative to find out the economic optimal solution.