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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: Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Justice, 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: 3897

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Designing an effective offshore wind market: How to optimise marine spatial planning to deploy offshore wind quickly and responsibly Smith, M., Coccoli, C., Savitsky, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Future of Offshore Wind: Considerations for development and leasing to 2030 and beyond The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Spatial planning offshore wind energy farms in California for mediating fisheries and wildlife conservation impacts White, C., Wang, Y-H., Walter, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Displacement, Entanglement Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore wind industry product carbon footprinting guidance: Guidance for measuring the life cycle carbon footprint of offshore wind developments Dineen, C., Shackley, L., Harvey, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Planning and Licensing of Onshore Wind Power Projects (Planlegging og konsesjonsbehandling av vindkraftanlegg på land) Ministry of Energy, Norway Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
What We Heard Report: Building Capacity for the Sustainable & Inclusive Development of Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind Resource Net Zero Atlantic, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing the Potential of Marine Renewable Energy in Mexico: Socioeconomic Needs, Energy Potential, Environmental Concerns, and Social Perception Martinez, M., Chavez, V., Silva, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Representative Project Design Envelope for Floating Offshore Wind Energy: A Focus on the California 2023 Federal Leases Cooperman, A., Biglu, M., Hall, M. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Assessing the engineering, environmental and economic aspects of repowering onshore wind energy Ahmed, F., Foley, A., Dowds, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Socioeconomic Characterization of West Coast Fisheries in Relation to Offshore Wind Energy Development Pfeiffer, L., Alkire, C., Ise, J. Report Wind Energy Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Offshore Oregon Final Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), US Army Corps of Engineers Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Synthesis of multinational marine aquaculture and clean energy co-location Gonzales, C., Chen, S., Froehlich, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Questioning as Engagement: Strategies for Building Stakeholder Engagement D'Anna, L., Dubbs, L., Eller, J. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
An environmental data integration and assessment tool for supporting marine energy adaptive management frameworks McWilliams, S., Chang, G., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Status of Environmental Monitoring of Marine Energy Projects Around the World Jones, K., Copping, A., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement: Proposing MSP Challenge Board Game Workshops for AMEC Stakeholders Eller, J., D'Anna, L., Dubbs, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Update on Ocean Energy Systems-Environmental (OES-E) Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Overview of Renewable Energy Spatial Planning and Designation of Acceleration Areas in Selected EU Member States Wingenbach, M., Dünzen, K., Krieger, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Beyond the backyard: Scaling up of resistance to wind power in Sweden Haikola, S., Anshelm, J., Niskanen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries
Renewable Energy Impact and Readiness Study Ainsaar, K., Ombiga, J., Barry, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Programmatic Framework Biological Assessment for New York Bight Leases Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Identification of applicable regulation and public policy gaps regarding marine renewable energy in Mexico Rivera, G., Ortiz, M., Rivera-Arriaga, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Challenges and Opportunities for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Ultradeep Waters of the Central Atlantic Musial, W., McCoy, A., Hernando, D. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Practitioner Summary III: Ethical Risks in the Offshore Blue Economy Breakey, H., Marshallsay, R., Bossi, L. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Practitioner Summary IV: Understand the Social Licence to Operate (SLO) Breakey, H., Marshallsay, R., Bossi, L. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Modeling rare plant habitat together with public land managers using an iterative, coproduced process to inform decision-making on multiple-use public lands Jarnevich, C., Carter, S., Davidson, Z. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Preliminary study on the environmental effects of hydrogen production at sea Plantema, M., van Erp, C., Verweij, L. Report Chemicals, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Wind Energy: Technologies and Approaches to Help Address Environmental Effects United States Government Accountability Office Report Wind Energy Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Life Cycle Assessment of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Engelfried, T. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Oral Presentations: New Technologies Gallagher, K., Adolf, J., Landolt, K. Presentation Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Compensatory Mitigation & Biodiversity Positive Approaches in the Marine Environment Goyert, H., Jedele, T. Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Changes to Fisheries and Ecosystems Sun, M., Foley, C., Kinnell, J. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Progression Towards an Integrated Ecosystem-based Approach to Assessing Environmental Impacts of Offshore Energy Development Levenson, J., Lipsky, A., Townsend, H. Presentation Wind Energy Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Building Sustainable Offshore Wind Futures Through Collaborative Research Programs Savitsky, I., Shumchenia, E., Bland, K. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Collision, Entanglement Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Plenary: Best Practices Regarding Indigenous Engagement Within the Offshore Wind Industry Shumaker, L., Leonard, K. Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Lightning Talks Cook-Ohryn, C., Hofstede, R., Bingham, M. Presentation Wind Energy Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Working Group on Offshore Renewable Energy (WGORE; outputs from 2023 meeting) Rumes, B., Wood, D., Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore Wind Fisheries Monitoring Plan Development, Implementation, and Evolution Reilly, R. , Pol, M., Boekle, D. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Life cycle assessment of ocean wave energy converter Singhapurage, H. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment

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