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Jamie Baxter

Researcher at University of Western Ontario

Publications -  54
Citations -  2971

Jamie Baxter is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk perception & Public health. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 54 publications receiving 2615 citations. Previous affiliations of Jamie Baxter include McMaster University & University of Calgary.

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Evaluating Qualitative Research in Social Geography: Establishing ‘Rigour’ in Interview Analysis

TL;DR: A review of 31 empirical and eighteen substantive papers by qualitative social geographers mainly using in-depth interviews reveals little explicit reference to the principle(s) adopted to enhance "rigour" and to ensure meaningful inference as mentioned in this paper.
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A case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the findings from a case-control survey which compares residents living with/without turbines in their community to understand the relative importance of these variables as predictors of turbine support.
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The Utility of In‐Depth Interviews for Studying the Meaning of Environmental Risk

TL;DR: The authors explores the utility of in-depth interviews for understanding how individuals and communities socially construct the risks (degree of threat) from environmental hazards (phenomena which threaten), and describes some challenges for guarding against threats to trustworthiness (qualitative rigor).
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Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development: A comparison of community-based and technocratic siting processes

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore differences in the ways governments and developers enact planning and how this impacts both acceptance/support and procedural justice outcomes and find stronger levels of perceived procedural justice in Nova Scotia across the majority of principles tested.
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Lessons learned from Ontario wind energy disputes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore and suggest recommendations based on four key factors: socially mediated health concerns, the distribution of financial benefits, lack of meaningful engagement and failure to treat landscape concerns seriously.