Proposed by Rose et al., 2015 [25]

Why some families living in proximity to wind turbine facilities contemplate vacating their homes

Element 1

The central phenomenon that is the focus of the study.

Element 1

The central phenomenon/event is the siting of an industrial wind energy facility within 10 km of family homes.

Element 2

The causal conditions that contribute to the phenomenon.

Element 2

The causal conditions are described in the themes and sub-themes such as environmental interference, altered perceptions and living conditions that participants associated with an operational industrial wind energy facility within 10 km of their family home.

Element 3

The context in which the phenomenon is embedded.

Element 3

The context is embedded in a government policy with research participants becoming informed and taking action through various processes such as filing complaints and participating in legal/judicial processes.

Element 4

The actions and interactions taken by people in response to the phenomenon.

Element 4

The actions and interactions taken resulted in participants contemplating housing decisions such as: vacating/abandoning a family home; contemplating to do so; pre-emptively vacating; periodically and intermittently vacating; or deciding to remain.

Element 5

The consequences of those actions and interactions.

Element 5

The consequences of these actions and interactions taken in Element 4 include participants’ sentiments and expressions of an “aftermath” such as: profound losses; effects related to social justice, rights, personal security; grief, displacement, anger, bitterness, mistrust, stress and anxiety; financial losses and hardship and impact on employment; and effects on relationships.