PhD Candidate, Utrecht University

Biography

Leanda Vedder is an interdisciplinary PhD candidate at the Energy and Resources as well as the Innovation Studies group of the Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her research is centred on the acceptability of wind energy and investigates the involved stakeholders' perception of the impact of wind power deployment. Close collaboration with the Horizon Europe project WIMBY forms the foundation of her work. She has a background in environmental system sciences with economics from the University of Graz and a Master's degree in Sustainable Development from Utrecht University.