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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
Offshore wind energy: assessing trace element inputs and the risks for co-location of aquaculture Watson, G., Banfield, G., Watson, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Conditions of Construction and Operations Plan Approval Lease Number OCS-A 0521 BOEM Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Guidelines for Providing Information for Mitigating Impacts to Commercial and For Hire Recreational Fisheries on the Outer Continental Shelf Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585 BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Mapping and characterizing the visual impacts of the existing US wind turbine fleet Gleason, M., Lopez, A., Rivers, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
System impacts of wind energy developments: Key research challenges and opportunities McKenna, R., Lilliestam, J., Heinrichs, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
How do fixed and floating offshore wind parks contribute towards the SDGs? An integrated quantitative and qualitative assessment of SDG impacts Luttikhuis, N., Aponte, F., Wiebe, K. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessing Impacts of Offshore Wind Development: An Analysis of the Minimization of Economic Exposure of the Scallop Fishery Through the Regulatory Process Chaji, M., Ardini, G., Harsch, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
SIDS Lighthouses Initiative: Progress and way forward Dhabi, A. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Life Cycle Assessment of Floating Offshore Wind Farms: The Case of Hywind Tampen in Norway Lotfizadeh, O., Barahmand, Z., Amlashi, H. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Follow-up Overview of Renewable Energy Spatial Planning and Designation of Acceleration Areas in Selected EU Member States Krieger, S., Dünzen, K., Gibson, J. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine Fish Passage: Underappreciated Threats to Connectivity Within the Marine Environment Lennox, R., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Bate, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Fuzzy Logic Technique for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Power Plants Flores, P., Mendoza, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Attraction, Avoidance, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Visual Impacts
Floating Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Nielsen, K., Robertson, B., Sierman, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Risk assessment for flying vertebrates Rebolo-Ifran, N., Nicolas A. L., Lambertucci, S. A. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Potential ecological effects of wind farm location on the example of the Małopolska region in Poland Blazy, R., Labuz, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need Seavy, N., Wojcicki, S., Madden, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, Lighting, Noise Birds, Passerines, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Waterfowl, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Socio-economic and environmental impacts of renewable energy deployments: A review Virah-Sawmy, D., Sturmberg, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Potential feeding sites for seabirds and marine mammals reveal large overlap with offshore wind energy development worldwide Morant, J., Payo-Payo, A., Maria-Valera, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
How is Offshore Wind Industry expansion transforming the UK North Sea? Burton, W. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Towards circularity in the wind industry: Optimal reverse supply network design under various policy scenarios Trivyza, N.L., Tuni, A., Rentizelas, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2024 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Environmental Mapping and Screening of the Offshore Wind Potential in Denmark: Sensitivity mapping: Wind Hahmann, A., Imberger, M., Fischereit, J. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
MSPglobal: international guide on marine/maritime spatial planning, volume 2: Biodiversity Inclusive Principle Fonseca, C., Ansong, J., Barboza, F. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream & Wave Energy in Scotland Noble, D., Grattan, K., Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Evaluation of the influence of offshore wind farm noise on the fishes and dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary Song, Z., Fu, W., Li, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Addressing offshore wind farms compatibilities and conflicts with marine conservation through the application of modelled benchmarking scenarios Montero, L., Abramic, A., Marrero, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Bilan environnemental 2023 du parc éolien en mer de Saint-Brieuc Iberdrola Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Limited Evidence Base for Determining Impacts (Or Not) of Offshore Wind Energy Developments on Commercial Fisheries Species Gill, A., Bremner, J., Vanstaen, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Innovation Guide Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
State-Level Marine Energy Policy Case Study and Overview Behrmann, M., Gjestvang, K. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Inventorying Baseline Data on Socioeconomics of Maine Fishing Communities Karp Strategies, Colby College Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Citizen Science Best Practice The Marine Biological Association (MBA) of the UK, Natural England Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Better Oyster Outplacement & Seeding Techniques BlueLinked Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Marine spatial planning techniques with a case study on wave-powered offshore aquaculture farms Ewig, G., Hasankhani, A, Won, E Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Nature Positive: Role of the Offshore Wind Sector World Economic Forum Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report 2024 Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Technical, economic and environmental effects and public perception of wind turbine blade life cycle management Meijer, H., Peeringa, J., Klosters, M. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Similarity assessment of offshore wind farms within UK marine habitats Gierhart, S., Bicknell, A., Booth, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Potential Future Impacts (2016–2055) of Offshore Wind Energy Development on the Atlantic Surfclam, Spisula solidissima, Fishery in the US Mid-Atlantic Bight Continental Shelf Moya, A., Powell, E., Sheld, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
SafeWave Deliverable 5.4 Guidance Document on a Risk Based, Adaptive Management Based Consenting Process for Wave Energy Projects in France and Ireland Verling, E., O'Hagan, A., Soulard, T. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data

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