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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: 3977

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Mapping the Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory and Insights for Marine Planning Carlton, J., Wilson, R., Wylie, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of multi-use of marine space: A comparative analysis of offshore wind energy and mussel farming in the Belgian Continental Shelf with terrestrial alternatives De Luca Pena, L., Bas, B., Dewulf, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
An Evolving Blue Economy: Exploring the Future for Marine Renewable Energy Chang, G., Schmaus, C., Kendall, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Maripark Blueprint Ernst & Young Report Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Blue Economy CRC – Report of the Offshore Wind status quo in Norway and reflection on best practices Hatlebrekke, H., Dankel, D., Tiller, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
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
Marine Delivery Routemap: Towards a shared vision for our seabed and coastline The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
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
Collaboration or competition? Interactions between floating and fixed-bottom offshore wind in Norway Havinga, H.C., Adriaan van der Loos, H.Z., Steen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Life Cycle Assessment of a Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Engelfried, T. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
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
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

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