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Thesis release:

"Social and technical aspects of community level decision making on energy options in two remote island communities"

This thesis is available for download as a whole (48MB) or in parts:

01 Abstract.pdf

01 Chapter 01 Introduction.pdf

02 Chapter 02 Literature Review.pdf

03 Chapter 03 Methods.pdf

04 Chapter 04 Technical and economic analysis of energy options.pdf

05 Chapter 05 Lord Howe Island interview results.pdf

06 Chapter 06 Norfolk Island interview results.pdf

07 Chapter 07 Social network analysis.pdf

08 Chapter 08 Findings.pdf

09 Chapter 09 Contributions from literature.pdf

10 Chapter 10 Conclusion.pdf

11 Appendices.pdf

12 References.pdf

About this site

This site is designed to give information on my research project looking at different energy options for Norfolk Island. This is part of a PhD study, looking at energy options for remote islands. Lord Howe Island is the other case study.

Many studies have been conducted on technical aspects of supplying energy to Norfolk Island, but very few have looked at social and political factors. This study is about using social research to investigate the issues. There are two main parts to the study - face to face interviews, and a social network study.

This website is primairly designed for inhabitants of Norfolk Island to find out information about the study. It may also be of interest to other reasearchers in similar fields.