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Human Dimensions

Coastal community
Potential impacts on local communities, societies, and economies.

The development of wind energy and marine renewable energy projects will likely affect human activities both socially and economically. Evaluation of human perspectives, needs, and rights is necessary to ensure that the benefits of the project outweigh the cost to local communities, society, and the economy in addition to the natural environment. Common stakeholder concerns include loss of property value or annoyance due to visual impacts; changes access to fisheries or recreation; and loss of economic opportunity or livelihood. Conversely, potential benefits of the development of wind energy and marine renewable energy projects include the creation of new jobs, increased tourism, and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases.

Included in Human Dimensions are the following considerations: Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, and Visual Impacts.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Human Dimensions.

Total: 4171

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Preliminary Transmission Expansion Needs Analysis to Integrate Offshore Wind in Atlantic Canada Net Zero Atlantic, Stantec Consulting, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity and distance to settlements in the spatial allocation of wind power Luukkonen, S., Räsänen, A., Koivula, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Evidence Review Note: Offshore Major Accidents and Disasters Offshore Wind Evidence Knowledge Hub Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Health & Safety, Navigation
Evaluating the Electric Grid Impacts of Offshore Wind in the Atlantic Provinces Net Zero Atlantic, Stantec Consulting, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Roadmap and Action Plan for Integrating Offshore Wind into Atlantic Canada's Grid Net Zero Atlantic, Stantec Consulting, Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
A spatially explicit environmental performance indicator accounting for different life-cycle impact pathways of onshore wind energy infrastructure Reto, S., Thomas, K., Roel, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Evidence Review Note: Offshore Air Quality Offshore Wind Evidence Knowledge Hub Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Offshore Renewable Energy Expansion, Marine Biodiversity Risk, and the Effectiveness of Marine Spatial Planning in Taiwan: A Spatial–Governance Assessment Hu, C., Lin, J., Shih, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Impacts of Floating Offshore Wind: Planning for a Sustainable Source of Energy Teixeira, R., Argyri, A., Efthimiou, L. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Evolution of Offshore Renewable Energy Consenting Process in Ireland: Legal and Governance Reforms Islek, F., Salauddin, M., Malekjafarian, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Floating renewables for sustainable Malaysian Islands: A 3E assessment Kaur, N., Sudhakar, K., Mohamed, M.R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Life Cycle Environmental Impacts and Socio-Economic Implications of Tidal Electricity Generation and Storage in the UK Jeswani, H., Perdan, S., Azapagic, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Development of offshore wind farms from an environmental perspective Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P., Dimitriou, I., Poursanidis, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Co-Benefits Analytical Framework: Overlap in Protection for People and Ecosystems from Power-Generating Tidal Range Infrastructure Gray, I., Ascher, S., Staffell, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Wind turbine proximity and health-related quality of life in Germany 2002 to 2022 Knies, G., Jetzkowitz, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
An intelligent SCADA-integrated deep learning framework for bird-safe offshore wind farm operation Sultan, Y.A., Sameh, A., Gamel, S.A. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
GIS-based simulation for wind farm site suitability analysis: A systematic review Nguyen, D-T., Nguyen, T-T., Nguyen, N-H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
The Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) United Nations (UN) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Community preferences and expectations for end-of-life management strategies of wind farms: A prospective study Zhang, W., Nishikizawa, S., Murayama, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Empire Wind: Enhancing Marine Mammal Monitoring in Offshore Wind Construction Aniceto, A., Kriesell, H., Carduner, J. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Recent Initiatives and Current Status of Clean and Sustainable Energy Adoption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Salim, A., Ullah, Z., Abdulkawi, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessment of life cycle environmental impacts of onshore wind turbines in the Global South Sajith, S., Aswani, R.S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Public participation, institutional trust, and distributive justice in wind and solar projects Miguel, T., Robaina, M., Botelho, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
More than a box to check: the experience of state and federal wildlife regulators in the renewable energy development process Burch, C., Loraamm, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Spin city: Local externalities of wind turbines Heim, S., Liebensteiner, M., Michelet, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Standardized Scalable Mooring Solutions Optimized for the U.S. Supply Chain Final Report Housner, S., Hall, M., Riccobono, N. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Identifying materials in tidal energy technology and their effects to human health, ecosystems, and resources: A life cycle assessment perspective Rueda-Bayona, J., Franco, V., Eras, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health & Safety
How can an ecosystem approach support integrated management of marine renewable energy? An initial assessment from an environmental point of view Le Marchand, M., Hemery, L., Araignous, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From Nimby to Lawmaking. Explaining the Impact of the Anti-Wind Farm Movement on Wind Energy Policy in Poland Bednarek-Szczepanska, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
National Offshore Wind Impact Metrics: Quantitative Analysis Volume II Sinfield, J., Gonzalez-Martin, M., Groenveld, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Achieving distributional justice in onshore wind power projects: who should operate and how to contribute to the locals? Iwata, K., Hiroki, M., Kyoi, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Preferences of young people reshape modeled national energy system designs toward offshore wind Javed, M.S., Fossheim, K., Roithner, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Land use in onshore wind power-based hydrogen production scenarios: the case of Finland Paulomaki, H., Jarvinen, M., Apajalahti, E-L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
How are sustainability considerations integrated into the planning, execution, and monitoring of wind park projects: A multiple-case study in Scotland Haque, M. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Localized and temporary vessel traffic changes from offshore wind development on the US East Coast pose limited risk to large whales Bishop, A., Meyer-Gutbrod, E., Nowacek, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Assessing the spatial economic effects of marine conservation and offshore wind development on fisheries: A Bayesian network framework Pacifico, A.M., Galparsoro, I., Murillas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Development and application of an environmental risk register for marine energy device and project developers Freeman, M., Farr, H., Staines, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Data-driven landscape scenicness mapping for continental-scale onshore wind resource assessment Chen, R., Pelser, T., Lohrmann, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Assessing the impacts of spatial constraints on the techno-economic potential of offshore wind energy: A case study of the Caribbean Sea, Colombia Bermudez, L., Faaij, A., Yañez, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Winds of change – modelling the onshore wind energy landscape of Great Britain for Net Zero targets von Hellfeld, R., Reid, J., Eddine-Lomas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions

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