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Title | Author | Date Sort ascending | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Concurrent challenges for Switzerland: interfaces in climate action, biodiversity conservation, energy security and landscape preservation | Brunner, C.; Lordan-Perret, R.; Cadelli, E.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Birds | ||
Lack of evasive behaviour by a Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus on impact with a turbine blade at a South African wind farm: causes and mitigations; Absence de comportement évasif d’un Aigle martial Polemaetus bellicosus lors de l’impact avec une pale | Simmons, R.; Martins, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance, Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Energy efficiency and environmental impacts of horizontal small wind turbines in Austria | Zajicek, L.; Drapalik, M.; Kral, I.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Institutional acceptance of wildlife mitigation technologies for wind energy: The case of Israel | Cohen, A.; Fischhendler, I.; Katz, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Avoidance, Collision | Bats, Birds | |
A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) to guide wind energy development | Cervantes, F.; Murgatroyd, M.; Allan, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Large soaring raptors vs wind turbines development in the Swiss Alps | Vignali, S.; Braunisch, V.; Arlettaz, R. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa | Docrat, N. | Thesis | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy | |
Identifying the Potential of Floating Artificial Benthic Ecosystems to Underpin Offshore Development | Komyakova, V.; Wright, B.; Frusher, S.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Fish, Invertebrates | |
Impact on the perceived landscape quality through renewable energy infrastructure. A discrete choice experiment in the context of the Swiss energy transition | Salak, B.; Kienast, F.; Olschewski, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts | ||
Keep it local and bird-friendly: Exploring the social acceptance of wind energy in Switzerland, Estonia, and Ukraine | Vuichard, P.; Broughel, A.; Wüstenhagen, R.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Current state of knowledge of wind energy impacts on bats in South Africa | Aronson, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
How far do noise concerns travel? Exploring how familiarity and justice shape noise expectations and social acceptance of planned wind energy projects | Dällenbach, N.; Wüstenhagen, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Noise | Human Dimensions, Environmental Justice, Social & Economic Data | |
A Predictive Flight-Altitude Model for Avoiding Future Conflicts Between an Emblematic Raptor and Wind Energy Development in the Swiss Alps | Vignali, S.; Lörcher, F.; Hegglin, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
The Influence of Policy Risk on Swiss Wind Power Investment | Broughel, A.; Wüstenhagen, R. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy | ||
Flight Altitudes of Raptors in Southern Africa Highlight Vulnerability of Threatened Species to Wind Turbines | McClure, C.; Dunn, L.; McCabe, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
Is setback distance the best criteria for siting wind turbines under crowded conditions? An empirical analysis | Peri, E.; Tal, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Lighting, Noise | Human Dimensions | |
Estimating bird flight height using 3-D photogrammetry | Prinsloo, N.; Postma, M.; Ryan, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Collision | Birds | |
A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor | Murgatroyd, M.; Bouten, W.; Amar, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Raptors | |
What really undermines public acceptance of wind turbines? A choice experiment analysis in Israel | Peri, E.; Becker, N.; Tal, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Noise | Birds, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Mixed feelings on wind energy: Affective imagery and local concern driving social acceptance in Switzerland | Cousse, J.; Wüstenhagen, R.; Schneider, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa | Perold, V.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Ryan, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds | |
Black Harriers and Wind Energy: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Simmons, R.; Ralston-Paton, S.; Colyn, R.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds | |
Wing-Beat Frequency and Its Acoustics in Birds and Bats | Boonman, A.; Yovel, Y.; Eitan, O. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Bats, Birds | ||
South African Bat Fatality Threshold Guidelines: Edition 3 | MacEwan, K.; Aronson, J.; Richardson, K.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Conservation management plan for the protection of heritage resources at Brandweynkop, Humansdorp Magisterial District, Eastern Cape Province | Orton, J.; Muller, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | ||
Using radar technology to assess visual monitoring accuracy of Cape Vulture movements | Becker, F.; Millikin, R.; Leslie, R. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement | Birds, Raptors | |
Individual or collective? Community investment, local taxes, and the social acceptance of wind energy in Switzerland | Vuichard, P.; Stauch, A.; Dällenbach, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Adaptive surface distortions for torque ripple control in vertical-axis wind turbines | Erfort, G.; von Backström, T.; Venter, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Marine Mammals, Cetaceans | |
Persistence and spatial distribution of Black Grouse in east Alpine wind farms: a contribution to the "wind power versus black grouse protection" debate in Austria | Brunner, H.; Friedel, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement | Birds, Ground-Nesting Birds | |
First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility | O'Mara, M.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps | Brudermann, T.; Zaman, R.; Posch, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions | ||
Complex behaviour in complex terrain - Modelling bird migration in a high resolution wind field across mountainous terrain to simulate observed patterns | Aurbach, A.; Schmid, B.; Liechti, F.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Avoidance | Birds, Passerines | |
Worldviews as predictors of wind and solar energy support in Austria: Bridging social acceptance and risk perception research | Sposato, R.; Hampl, N. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions | ||
Cape Vulture and Wind Farms: Guidelines for impact assessment, monitoring and mitigation | Pfeiffer, M.; Ralston-Paton, S. | Guidance | Wind Energy | Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions | |
Contributions of marine infrastructures to marine planning and protected area networking | Shabtay, A.; Portman, M.; Carmel, Y. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes | |
Bird Collisions at Wind Turbines in a Mountainous Area Related to Bird Movement Intensities Measured by Radar | Aschwanden, J.; Stark, H.; Peter, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Avoidance, Attraction | Passerines, Birds | |
Mitigating the negative impacts of tall wind turbines on bats: Vertical activity profiles and relationships to wind speed | Wellig, S.; Nussle, S.; Miltner, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Bats | |
Wind Farm Le Peuchapatte: Analysis of Bat Recordings and Evaluation of Mitigation Measures | Brossard, C.; Aschwanden, J.; Bontadina, F.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy | Bats | ||
Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa | Jenkins, A.; Reid, T.; du Plessis, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Waterfowl, Birds | |
Wind Energy’s Impacts on Birds in South Africa: A Preliminary Review of the Results of Operational Monitoring at the First Wind Farms of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa | Ralston-Paton, S.; Smallie, J.; Pearson, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
The influence of high-voltage power lines on the feelings evoked by different Swiss surroundings | Lienert, P.; Sütterlin, B.; Siegrist, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions | ||
Bird Migration Intensity and Number of Collision Victims at the Wind Power Plant Le Peuchapatte (Switzerland) | Aschwanden, J.; Liechti, F. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Collision, Avoidance | Birds | |
Synopsis des internationalen Kenntnisstandes zum Einfluss der Windenergie auf Fledermäuse und Vögel und Spezifizierung für die Schweiz | Muller, J.; Warnke, M.; Reichenbach, M.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Birds, Bats | |
Ökobilanzierung von Schweizer Windenergie | Eymann, L.; Stucki, M.; Fürholz, A.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Birds | ||
Final progress report of a 12 month pre - construction bat monitoring study for the Proposed Waaihoek Wind Energy Facility near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal | Kruger, C. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats | ||
Using Spatial Analyses of Bearded Vulture Movements in Southern Africa to Inform Wind Turbine Placement | Reid, T.; Kruger, S.; Whitfield, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision | Raptors, Birds | |
Foraging Range and Habitat use by Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres from the Msikaba Colony, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa | Pfeiffer, M.; Venter, J.; Downs, C. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | |||
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Bat and Bird Detection of the DTBat and DTBird Systems at Calandawind Turbine - Final Report | Hanagasioglu, M.; Aschwanden, J.; Bontadina, F.; et al. | Report | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Bats, Birds | ||
Birds and Wind-Energy Best-Practice Guidelines: Best-Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Monitoring the Impact of Wind Energy Facilities on Birds in Southern Africa | Jenkins, A.; van Rooyen, C.; Smallie, J.; et al. | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Birds | ||
Determining the local acceptance of wind energy projects in Switzerland: The importance of general attitudes and project characteristics | Walter, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions |
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