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Title | Author | Date | Content Type Sort descending | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Wildlife and Wind Farms - Conflicts and Solutions, Volume 1. Onshore: Potential Effects | Perrow, M. | Book | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals | |
Wind power: A sustainable way to limit climate change | Nikitas, G.; Bhattacharya, S.; Vimalan, N.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Wind Energy Scenarios for the Simulation of the German Power System Until 2050: The Effect of Social and Ecological Factors | Christ, M.; Soethe, M.; Degel, M.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | ||
Meteorological and Hydrological Effect of Wind Farm in Arid Areas | Yin, R.; Zhang, X.; Xu, R.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Modelling the Effects of Wind Farming on the Local Weather Using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model | Jawaheer, B.; Dhunny, A.; Cunden, T.; et al. | Book Chapter | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Guidance document on wind energy developments and EU nature legislation | European Commission | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
The Wildlife Sensitivity Mapping Manual: Practical guidance for renewable energy planning in the European Union | Allinson, T.; Jobson, B.; Crowe, O.; et al. | Guidance | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Marine Mammals | ||
Guía para la descripción de centrales eólicas de generación de energía eléctrica en el SEIA (segunda edición) | Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de Chile | Guidance | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | ||
EU Species Protection Law and Wind Energy: Current Challenges and Danish Experiences | Anker, H.; Olsen, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
The impact of onshore wind farms on ecological corridors in Ningbo, China | Guan, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
Reconciling climate action with the need for biodiversity protection, restoration and rehabilitation | Gorman, C.; Torsney, A.; Gaughran, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | |
Wind turbine impact on near-ground air temperature | Moravec, D.; Barták, V.; Puš, V.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Wind Farms Waste: Non-Calculated Environmental Impact? | Martínez-Mendoza, E.; Fernández-Echeverría, E.; García-Santamaría, L. ; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Impacts of wind turbines on vegetation and soil cover: a case study of Urla, Cesme, and Karaburun Peninsulas, Turkey | Aksoy, T.; Cetin, M.; Cabuk, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Birds, Physical Environment | |
International assessment of priority environmental issues for land-based and offshore wind energy development | Green, R.; Gill, E.; Hein, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment | |
A techno-economic and socio-environmental planning of wind farms for sustainable development and transition to a decarbonized scenario: Pakistan as a case study | Shah, M.; Khanum, S.; Waqas, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data | ||
Wind farms dry surface soil in temporal and spatial variation | Wang, G.; Li, G.; Liu, Z. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Local effects of wind turbines on near-surface wind speed in a desert steppe wind farm | Zhou, D.; Hu, S.; Dang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Heterogeneous warming impacts of desert wind farms on land surface temperature and their potential drivers in Northern China | Liu, N.; Zhao, X.; Zhang, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | ||
Perception of Environmental Impacts of Wind Farms in Agricultural Areas of Northeast Brazil | Sobrinho Junior, M.; Hernandez, M.; Amora, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Sustainable wind energy planning through ecosystem service impact valuation and exergy: A study case in south-central Chile | Martínez-Martínez, Y.; Dewulf, J.; Aguayo, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow, Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Land-use impacts of Brazilian wind power expansion | Turkovska, O.; Castro, G.; Klingler, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | ||
Energy Development and Production in the Great Plains: Implications and Mitigation Opportunities | Ott, J.; Hanberry, B.; Khalil, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Thinking Globally and Siting Locally - Renewable Energy and Biodiversity in a Rapidly Warming World | Allison, T.; Root, T.; Frumhoff, P. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Experimental study of the impact of large-scale wind farms on land–atmosphere exchanges | Zhang, W.; Markfort, C.; Porte-Agel, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment | |
A multi-criteria GIS-based model for wind farm site selection with the least impact on environmental pollution using the OWA-ANP method | Mokarram, M.; Pourghasemi, H.; Mokarram, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | ||
Revealing the ecological impact of low-speed mountain wind power on vegetation and soil erosion in South China: A case study of a typical wind farm in Yunnan | Ma, B.; Yang, J.; Chen, X.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Research on carbon emission reduction benefit of wind power project based on life cycle assessment theory | Li, J.; Li, S.; Wu. F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Life Cycle Assessment | ||
Impact of wind farms on local land surface temperature in Qinghai Province, China | Zhang, X.; Wang, H.; Shang, G.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Spatial Trade-Offs in National Land-Based Wind Power Production in Times of Biodiversity and Climate Crises | Grimsrud, K.; Hagem, C.; Haaskjold, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | |
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary | Tomaszewski, J.; Lundquist, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The overlooked threat of land take from wind energy infrastructures: Quantification, drivers and policy gaps | Kati, V.; Kassara, C.; Panagos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Sediment Transport | |
Localized Eco-Climatic Impacts of Onshore Wind Farms: A Review | Ze, J.; Xiuchun, Y.; Ang, C. ; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Collision, Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Physical Environment | |
Impact of Wind-Energy Generation on Climate: A Rising Spectre | Abbasi, S.; Abbasi, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Ground-Level Climate at a Peatland Wind Farm in Scotland is Affected by Wind Turbine Operation | Armstrong, A.; Burton, R.; Lee, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Mexican Energy Reform, Climate Change, and Energy Justice in Indigenous Communities | Baker, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Environmental Justice | ||
Co-benefits analysis on climate change and environmental effects of wind-power: A case study from Xinjiang, China | Ma, Z.; Xue, B.; Geng, Y.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Climatic Impacts of Wind Power | Miller, L.; Keith, D. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm | Takle, E.; Rajewski, D.; Purdy, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
“Wind Theft” from Onshore Wind Turbine Arrays: Sensitivity to Wind Farm Parameterization and Resolution | Pryor, S.; Shepherd, T.; Volker, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Changes in European wind energy generation potential within a 1.5 °C warmer world | Hosking, J.; MacLeod, D.; Phillips, T.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
The Effect of a Giant Wind Farm on Precipitation in a Regional Climate Model | Fiedler, B.; Bukovsky, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Impacts Of Wind Farms On Surface Air Temperatures | Traiteur, J.; Roy, S. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Physical Environment | ||
Resolving Conflicts Between Endangered Species Conservation and Renewable Energy Siting: Wiggle Room for Renewables? | Badichek, G. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Legal & Policy | ||
Oklahoma's future wind energy resources and their relationship with the Central Plains low-level jet | Wimhurst, J.; Greene, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
The influence of future climate change on wind energy potential in the Republic of Serbia | Podrascanin, Z.; Djurdjevic, V. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Human Dimensions, Climate Change | ||
Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States | Lauridsen, M.; Ancell, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
The Influence of Real‐World Wind Turbine Deployments on Local to Mesoscale Climate | Pryor, S.; Barthelmie, R.; Shepherd, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Changes in Flow | Physical Environment | |
Wind farm development on peatlands increases fluvial macronutrient loading | Heal, K.; Phin, A.; Waldron, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Water Quality |
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