Legitimacy is regarded as one critical aspect of biodiversity management and nature conservation arrangements. Multi …-level governance is claimed to pose several challenges to legitimacy. The aim of this paper is to review some legitimacy challenges in … these challenges. Four legitimacy criteria - legal compatibility, accountability, representation and inclusion, and …

Legitimacy is a crucial factor determining the success of technologies in the early stages of development and for … that unfold over long periods of time, the maintenance of legitimacy of technologies identified as vital for sustainability …. Therefore, we assess the legitimacy of wind power in Germany by analyzing newspaper articles from four national newspapers from …