Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box. Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned Carey, D., Wilber, D., Read, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Beyond the beach: Tradeoffs in tourism and recreation at the first offshore wind farm in the United States Smythe, T., Bidwell, D., Moore, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Offshore Wind Energy and the Fishing Industry in the Northeastern USA Pol, M., Ford, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Recreational boaters’ preferences for boating trips associated with offshore wind farms in US waters Dalton, T., Weir, M., Calianos,A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Integrating social and ecological research on the impacts of offshore wind farms in North America ten Brink, T., Dalton, T., Livermore, J. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
The effect of offshore wind power projects on recreational beach use on the east coast of the United States: Evidence from contingent-behavior data Parsons, G., Firestone, J., Yan, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Stakeholder Benefits and Concerns Emery, C., Casali, L., Severy, M. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project: Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Navigation
Keep wind projects close? A case study of distance, culture, and cost in offshore and onshore wind energy siting Lamy, J., de Bruin, W., Azevedo, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Bringing climate change home to meet your community: stakeholder perceptions of offshore wind energy in Humboldt County, California Emery, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Stakeholder Engagement
Faring well in offshore wind power siting? Trust, engagement and process fairness in the United States Firestone, J., Hirt, C., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Legal Limits on Recreational Fishing Near Offshore Wind Facilities Webster, K., Porter, R. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism
On the suitability of offshore wind energy resource in the United States of America for the 21st century Costoya, X., deCastro, M., Carvalho, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change
Evaluating the economic return to public wind energy research and development in the United States Wiser, R., Millstein, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Multi-scale Interaction between Wind Turbines and Coastal Processes: coupling OpenFAST with a regional coupled air-sea modeling system Wang, R., Miles, T., Brodie, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Wilmington East and West Wind Energy Areas Hoffman, W., Hoyt, J., Sassorossi, W. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind in the US Gulf of Mexico: Regional Economic Modeling and Site-Specific Analyses Musial, W., Beiter, P., Stefek, J. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Early conservation benefits of a de facto marine protected area at San Clemente Island, California Esgro, M., Lindholm, J., Nickols, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Sustainability and tourism: the effect of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the vacation rental market Carr-Harris, A., Lang, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Value of Marine Spatial Planning Towards Advancing Offshore Wind in the U.S. Ryan, K., Bates, A., Gopnik, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Consideration of scales in offshore wind environmental impact assessments Ryan, K., Danylchuk, A., Jordaan, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes Ferguson, M., Powers, S., Trauntvein, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Nonmarket Valuation of Marine Resources in the Northeast: Implications for Recreational Fisheries Management and Offshore Wind Energy Development Carr-Harris, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Resolving Conflicts Between Endangered Species Conservation and Renewable Energy Siting: Wiggle Room for Renewables? Badichek, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy
Chains of trust: Energy justice, public engagement, and the first offshore wind farm in the United States Dwyer, J., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Perceptions of Commercial and Recreational Fishers on the Potential Ecological Impacts of the Block Island Wind Farm (US) ten Brink, T., Dalton, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Is Marine Spatial Planning Enough to Overcome Biological Data Deficiencies? Ryan, K., Danylchuk, A., Jordaan, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Costs and consequences of wind turbine wake effects arising from uncoordinated wind energy development Lundquist, J., DuVivier, K., Kaffine, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Seeing clearly in a virtual reality: Tourist reactions to an offshore wind project Teisl, M., Noblet, C., Corey, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Final Environmental Assessment LEEDCo Project Icebreaker Lake Erie, City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Parker, R., Kerwin, K., Kozlowski, D. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Metocean Characterization Recommended Practices for U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Lessons learned in marine governance: Case studies of marine spatial planning practice in the U.S. Smythe, T., McCann, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
The social dynamics of turbine tourism and recreation: Introducing a mixed-method approach to the study of the first U.S. offshore wind farm Smith, H., Smythe, T., Moore, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Wind in the sails or choppy seas?: People-place relations, aesthetics and public support for the United States’ first offshore wind project Firestone, J., Bidwell, D., Gardner, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Procurement of Offshore Wind New York State Department of Public Service, Ecology and Environment, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Draft Guidance Regarding the Use of a Project Design Envelope in a Construction and Operations Plan Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Guidance Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Public estimates of support for offshore wind energy: False consensus, pluralistic ignorance, and partisan effects Sokoloski, R., Markowitz, E., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Will Communities "Open-Up" to Offshore Wind? Lessons Learned from New England Islands in the United States Klain, S., Satterfield, T., MacDonald, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area Carrier, B., DeLong, N., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Appendix I Aquatic Ecological Resource Characterization and Impact Assessment LimnoTech Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecosystem Processes
Socio-Economic Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Wind Energy Development on Fisheries in the US Atlantic: Volume I - Report Narrative Kirkpatrick, A., Benjamin, S., DePiper, G. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Socio-Economic Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Wind Energy Development on Fisheries in the US Atlantic: Volume II - Appendices Kirkpatrick, A., Benjamin, S., DePiper, G. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Assessing potential spatial and temporal conflicts in Washington's marine waters Freeman, M., Whiting, L., Kelley, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Conceptual Model to Determine Vulnerability of Wildlife Populations to Offshore Wind Energy Development Goodale, M., Stenhouse, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) ACPARS Workgroup Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Navigation, Human Dimensions
Public Opinion and the Environmental, Economic and Aesthetic Impacts of Offshore Wind Bush, D., Hoagland, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2008-2015: From Inception through Implementation Smythe, T., Andrescavage, N., Fox, C. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Maryland Collaborative Archaeological Survey Carrier, B., Hoffman, W., Hoyt, J. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Determining the Infrastructure Needs to Support Offshore Floating Wind and Marine Hydrokinetic Facilities on the Pacific West Coast and Hawaii Porter, A., Phillips, S. Report Wind Energy, Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Utilizing geological and geotechnical parameters to constrain optimal siting of Mid-Atlantic Bight offshore wind projects Ponte, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning

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