Chad Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3719605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chad Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chad |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8376-7407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 107 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Stakeholder and rightsholder engagement in environmental research
To promote inclusivity, relevance and actionability of environmental research, scholars are engaging with rightsholders and stakeholders (Indigenous groups, governments and individuals) to co‐produce research. These transdisciplinary approaches represent diverse forms of ‘engaged’ research (e.g. community‐engaged research, braiding Indigenous science and knowledge and Western science‐based knowledge, workshops with decision‐makers). Acknowledging…
Prospects for public participation in energy transitions in Canada
In Canada, climate change and the rising cost of fossil fuel‐based energy are driving a transition to cleaner local energy systems—combining renewable energy, storage, and smart devices. While these technologies are important, without public support and participation, they will not ensure a just and sustainable transition. In this context, we analyze data from a nationally representative survey (n = 941) of Canadians’ views towards local energy s…
Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada
In the face of climate change and associated energy system change, there is a growing literature and more general recognition of the ‘four Ds’ (decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, and democratization). Yet there has been very little quantitative work that analyzes public perceptions of these changes. Utilizing data from a Canada-wide, nationally representative survey (n = 941), this study conducted provincial and regional assessmen…
Clear support for an unclear concept? Public attitudes towards local energy systems in the United Kingdom
Decentralisation offers one route to energy system decarbonisation, and local energy systems (LES) provide focal points for decentralisation. LES involve the integration of different generation, storage, and demand-side technologies across heat, power, and transport systems, within defined localities. Public support is necessary for LES deployment at pace and scale, but while past research has examined public attitudes towards individual technolo…
Do the ends justify the means? Problematizing social acceptance and instrumentally-driven community engagement in proposed energy projects
Proposed energy projects across rural working landscapes play an important role in energy transitions. While community engagement has been increasingly a part of these projects, instrumental motivations for engagement and the emphasis placed on achieving social acceptance has remained uncritically examined. Here, we aim to highlight relationships between actor rationale, the structuring of engagement processes, and how communities perceive the dr…
The best-laid plans
To be fair, acceptable and ultimately successful, decentralised energy projects involving technological innovations require engagement with users, local communities and wider publics. Yet relatively few studies have adopted a dynamic, temporal approach to understand how publics are engaged with as projects develop over time. We address this gap by researching three case studies of ‘Smart Local Energy System’ (SLES) demonstrator projects involving…
Critical pathways to renewable energy transitions in remote Alaska communities
COPs and ‘robbers?’ Better understanding community energy and toward a Communities of Place then Interest approach
Non-Indigenous partner perspectives on Indigenous peoples' involvement in renewable energy
Purpose This research considers the potential for renewable energy partnerships to contribute to Canada's efforts to overcome its colonial past and present by developing an understanding of how non-Indigenous peoples working in the sector relate to their Indigenous partners. Design/methodology/approach This study is part of a larger research program focused on decolonization and reconciliation in the renewable energy sector. This exploratory rese…
What is ‘local’ about Smart Local Energy Systems? Emerging stakeholder geographies of decentralised energy in the United Kingdom
Scale, history and justice in community wind energy
Are the natural sciences ready for truth, healing, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada? Exploring ‘settler readiness’ at a world-class freshwater research station
The Experimental Lakes Area in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, is a globally prominent freshwater research facility, conducting impactful whole-of-lake experiments on so-called 'pristine' lakes and watersheds. These lakes are located in traditional Anishinaabe (Indigenous) territory and the home of 28 Treaty #3 Nations, something rarely acknowledged until now. Indeed, Indigenous peoples in the area have historically been excluded from the research …
Are the pens working for justice? News media coverage of renewable energy involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Method Sequence and Dominance in Mixed Methods Research
As more researchers have considered the use of mixed methods, writings have moved away from debates about epistemological incompatibilities and now focus on the (potential) value of increased understanding that comes from combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Yet, as the level of integration can vary substantially, some designs are said to allow one method or the other to dominate. Although there may be sound reasoning for intentiona…
Activists against research
Whether because instances are rare or because academics are uncomfortable writing about them, descriptions of activism against academic research cannot be easily found within the existing literature. In this paper, we share our experience of being young geographic researchers faced with impassioned opposition against our work. Studies we conducted of wind energy development in rural Ontario spurred backlash; activists used several means of opposi…
Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development
Adding insult to injury
Beyond Rhetoric to Understanding Determinants of Wind Turbine Support and Conflict in Two Ontario, Canada Communities
The literature concerning local opposition to wind turbine developments has relatively few case studies exploring the felt impacts of people living with turbines in their daily lives. Aitken even suggests that such residents are subtly or overtly cast as deviants in the current literature. Our mixed-methods, grounded-theory case study of two communities in Ontario, Canada provides insights about such residents though twenty-six face-to-face in-de…
The Treatment of Collocation by Learners' Dictionaries, Collocational Dictionaries and Dictionaries of Business English
This paper examines the way in which collocation is treated in three different types of dictionary designed for learners of English. It starts by outlining the findings from a corpus-based study of the collocational behaviour of groups of semantically-related nouns (e.g. issue, aspect and factor) and verbs (e.g. run, head and manage) from the domain of business English (a total of eighteen items). The entries in three learners’ dictionaries, thre…
Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development
Scale, history and justice in community wind energy
Adding insult to injury
What is ‘local’ about Smart Local Energy Systems? Emerging stakeholder geographies of decentralised energy in the United Kingdom
Are the pens working for justice? News media coverage of renewable energy involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Beyond Rhetoric to Understanding Determinants of Wind Turbine Support and Conflict in Two Ontario, Canada Communities
The literature concerning local opposition to wind turbine developments has relatively few case studies exploring the felt impacts of people living with turbines in their daily lives. Aitken even suggests that such residents are subtly or overtly cast as deviants in the current literature. Our mixed-methods, grounded-theory case study of two communities in Ontario, Canada provides insights about such residents though twenty-six face-to-face in-de…
COPs and ‘robbers?’ Better understanding community energy and toward a Communities of Place then Interest approach
Method Sequence and Dominance in Mixed Methods Research
As more researchers have considered the use of mixed methods, writings have moved away from debates about epistemological incompatibilities and now focus on the (potential) value of increased understanding that comes from combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Yet, as the level of integration can vary substantially, some designs are said to allow one method or the other to dominate. Although there may be sound reasoning for intentiona…
The Treatment of Collocation by Learners' Dictionaries, Collocational Dictionaries and Dictionaries of Business English
This paper examines the way in which collocation is treated in three different types of dictionary designed for learners of English. It starts by outlining the findings from a corpus-based study of the collocational behaviour of groups of semantically-related nouns (e.g. issue, aspect and factor) and verbs (e.g. run, head and manage) from the domain of business English (a total of eighteen items). The entries in three learners’ dictionaries, thre…
Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada
In the face of climate change and associated energy system change, there is a growing literature and more general recognition of the ‘four Ds’ (decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, and democratization). Yet there has been very little quantitative work that analyzes public perceptions of these changes. Utilizing data from a Canada-wide, nationally representative survey (n = 941), this study conducted provincial and regional assessmen…
Critical pathways to renewable energy transitions in remote Alaska communities
The best-laid plans
To be fair, acceptable and ultimately successful, decentralised energy projects involving technological innovations require engagement with users, local communities and wider publics. Yet relatively few studies have adopted a dynamic, temporal approach to understand how publics are engaged with as projects develop over time. We address this gap by researching three case studies of ‘Smart Local Energy System’ (SLES) demonstrator projects involving…
Activists against research
Whether because instances are rare or because academics are uncomfortable writing about them, descriptions of activism against academic research cannot be easily found within the existing literature. In this paper, we share our experience of being young geographic researchers faced with impassioned opposition against our work. Studies we conducted of wind energy development in rural Ontario spurred backlash; activists used several means of opposi…
The Treatment of Collocation by Learners' Dictionaries, Collocational Dictionaries and Dictionaries of Business English
This paper examines the way in which collocation is treated in three different types of dictionary designed for learners of English. It starts by outlining the findings from a corpus-based study of the collocational behaviour of groups of semantically-related nouns (e.g. issue, aspect and factor) and verbs (e.g. run, head and manage) from the domain of business English (a total of eighteen items). The entries in three learners’ dictionaries, thre…
Beyond Rhetoric to Understanding Determinants of Wind Turbine Support and Conflict in Two Ontario, Canada Communities
The literature concerning local opposition to wind turbine developments has relatively few case studies exploring the felt impacts of people living with turbines in their daily lives. Aitken even suggests that such residents are subtly or overtly cast as deviants in the current literature. Our mixed-methods, grounded-theory case study of two communities in Ontario, Canada provides insights about such residents though twenty-six face-to-face in-de…
Adding insult to injury
Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development
Activists against research
Whether because instances are rare or because academics are uncomfortable writing about them, descriptions of activism against academic research cannot be easily found within the existing literature. In this paper, we share our experience of being young geographic researchers faced with impassioned opposition against our work. Studies we conducted of wind energy development in rural Ontario spurred backlash; activists used several means of opposi…
Are the pens working for justice? News media coverage of renewable energy involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Method Sequence and Dominance in Mixed Methods Research
As more researchers have considered the use of mixed methods, writings have moved away from debates about epistemological incompatibilities and now focus on the (potential) value of increased understanding that comes from combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Yet, as the level of integration can vary substantially, some designs are said to allow one method or the other to dominate. Although there may be sound reasoning for intentiona…
Scale, history and justice in community wind energy
Are the natural sciences ready for truth, healing, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada? Exploring ‘settler readiness’ at a world-class freshwater research station
The Experimental Lakes Area in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, is a globally prominent freshwater research facility, conducting impactful whole-of-lake experiments on so-called 'pristine' lakes and watersheds. These lakes are located in traditional Anishinaabe (Indigenous) territory and the home of 28 Treaty #3 Nations, something rarely acknowledged until now. Indeed, Indigenous peoples in the area have historically been excluded from the research …
Non-Indigenous partner perspectives on Indigenous peoples' involvement in renewable energy
Purpose This research considers the potential for renewable energy partnerships to contribute to Canada's efforts to overcome its colonial past and present by developing an understanding of how non-Indigenous peoples working in the sector relate to their Indigenous partners. Design/methodology/approach This study is part of a larger research program focused on decolonization and reconciliation in the renewable energy sector. This exploratory rese…
What is ‘local’ about Smart Local Energy Systems? Emerging stakeholder geographies of decentralised energy in the United Kingdom
Critical pathways to renewable energy transitions in remote Alaska communities
COPs and ‘robbers?’ Better understanding community energy and toward a Communities of Place then Interest approach
Do the ends justify the means? Problematizing social acceptance and instrumentally-driven community engagement in proposed energy projects
Proposed energy projects across rural working landscapes play an important role in energy transitions. While community engagement has been increasingly a part of these projects, instrumental motivations for engagement and the emphasis placed on achieving social acceptance has remained uncritically examined. Here, we aim to highlight relationships between actor rationale, the structuring of engagement processes, and how communities perceive the dr…
The best-laid plans
To be fair, acceptable and ultimately successful, decentralised energy projects involving technological innovations require engagement with users, local communities and wider publics. Yet relatively few studies have adopted a dynamic, temporal approach to understand how publics are engaged with as projects develop over time. We address this gap by researching three case studies of ‘Smart Local Energy System’ (SLES) demonstrator projects involving…
Energy democracy, public participation, and support for local energy system change in Canada
In the face of climate change and associated energy system change, there is a growing literature and more general recognition of the ‘four Ds’ (decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, and democratization). Yet there has been very little quantitative work that analyzes public perceptions of these changes. Utilizing data from a Canada-wide, nationally representative survey (n = 941), this study conducted provincial and regional assessmen…
Clear support for an unclear concept? Public attitudes towards local energy systems in the United Kingdom
Decentralisation offers one route to energy system decarbonisation, and local energy systems (LES) provide focal points for decentralisation. LES involve the integration of different generation, storage, and demand-side technologies across heat, power, and transport systems, within defined localities. Public support is necessary for LES deployment at pace and scale, but while past research has examined public attitudes towards individual technolo…
Prospects for public participation in energy transitions in Canada
In Canada, climate change and the rising cost of fossil fuel‐based energy are driving a transition to cleaner local energy systems—combining renewable energy, storage, and smart devices. While these technologies are important, without public support and participation, they will not ensure a just and sustainable transition. In this context, we analyze data from a nationally representative survey (n = 941) of Canadians’ views towards local energy s…
Stakeholder and rightsholder engagement in environmental research
To promote inclusivity, relevance and actionability of environmental research, scholars are engaging with rightsholders and stakeholders (Indigenous groups, governments and individuals) to co‐produce research. These transdisciplinary approaches represent diverse forms of ‘engaged’ research (e.g. community‐engaged research, braiding Indigenous science and knowledge and Western science‐based knowledge, workshops with decision‐makers). Acknowledging…
Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (16 works) · Political science (13 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Engineering (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works)