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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: 4275

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
ROSA Data Governance Guidance Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) Guidance Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Mapping offshore wind potential and spatial trade-offs for marine planning in Caribbean Small Island Developing States Wang, X., Teng, X., Jonas, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Comparative Techno-Economic Feasibility Assessment of Onshore Wind Energy Deployment: A Multi-Site Analysis Bebi, E., Alcani, M., Gjeta, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Identifying Sustainable Offshore Wind Farm Sites in Greece Under Climate Change Chalastani , V., Feloni, E., Duarte, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Development in Tropical Environments Sanchez, L., Turra, A., Duarte, C. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Sustainability in offshore wind development: a systematic review of sustainability concepts and development tensions Carvalho, T., Hellström, M., Tynkkynen, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Designing Sustainable Marine Conservation Governance Under Offshore Wind Development: An Institutional Architecture for the Taiwan Cetacean Observer Association Cho, C.C., Kao, R-H., Huang, C-K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Exploring perceived impacts of onshore wind farms and the link to public support and experience Vedder, L., van den Broek, K., Junginger, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Robust delivery, fragile legitimacy: How beliefs-rooted value conflict shapes project outcomes over time in an energy transition project Farid, P., Vos, M., Zerjav, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
More than megawatts: The uneven socio-environmental returns from renewable electricity Contracts for Difference in the United Kingdom Pashakolaie, V., Cotton, M., Jansen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Community benefit agreement preferences for energy development offshore California, Oregon, and Washington: Insights from a choice-based conjoint experiment Taufiq, H., Stelmach, G., Rahman, U. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The Importance of Empirical Particle Motion Measurements for Monitoring Underwater Noise from Wave Energy Converters Chicco, C., Niosi, F., Issoglio, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Blowing Against the Winds of Change? the Relationship Between AW Initiatives and WT in Germany Gardt, M., Broekel, T., Gareis, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Pathways towards social license for offshore wind energy: Modelling strategies to reduce conflict and increase acceptability Condie, S.A., Condie, C.M., Andreotta, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind Energy in Spain: Technological Evolution, Market Dynamics and Policy Outlook to 2030 Matos, C., Ferrando-Carrasco, R., Florido, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Supergen ORE Hub (2026) Strategic Research Agenda Greaves, D., Brennan, F., Brown, S. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Exploring heterogeneity in marine energy preferences: insights from Chile Gallardo, B., Estevez, R., Espinoza, V. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Impacts of Climate Change on Offshore Wind Power Density in Brazil Under Different Warming Scenarios Reis, J.S., Silva, F., Gomes, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Identifying causes and consequences of ecosystem decline in the Irish Sea through bow-tie analysis Kolbuk, D., Bremner, J., Cahillane, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Waterfowl, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Balancing marine species conservation with cost-effective renewable energy development Ganley, L., Redfern, J., O'Brien, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Potentials and challenges of floating wind in the Mediterranean Sea: A joint industrial and academic perspective Acampora, A., Paduano, B., Longo, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Beyond the Wind: Mapping Externalities and Their Role in Shaping Willingness To Pay for Wind Energy De Pascale, G., Esposito, L., Riefolo, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Offshore wind - compensating for adverse effects on Protected European Sites Scottish Government Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bay of Fundy Mi'kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study Report Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq Report Human Dimensions
Operationalizing marine multifunctionality in Europe: Policy mixes, activation modes, and governance functions Barquet, K., Coelho, L.F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
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
The Status of Wind in Africa Global Wind Energy Council Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
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
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
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
Key Drivers for Offshore Wind Deployment in the Western United States Jorgenson, J., Nguyen, C., Bredenkamp, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
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
Understanding citizens' responses to imagined future and existing onshore wind farms: Toward a model of environmental change communication Schmid-Petri, H., Klimmt, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Health & Safety, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Climate change impact on future Egypt's wind energy: a CMIP6-based assessment of power output Hamed, M., Sobh, M., Mallawany, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
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

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