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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
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 7: Education and Outreach Around Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Rose, D. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
2024 State of the Science Report - Chapter 5: Stakeholder Engagement for Marine Renewable Energy Rose, D., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Short Science Summary 2024: Social and Economic Effects of Marine Renewable Energy OES-Environmental Summary Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
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
Biodiversity impacts of Norway's renewable electricity grid Gilad, D., Borgelt, J., May, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
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
Co-located offshore wind and floating solar farms: A systematic quantitative literature review of site selection criteria Ali, F., Etemad-Shahidi, A., Stewart, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, 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
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
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
Ambitious onshore renewable energy deployment does not exacerbate future UK land-use challenges Copping, J., Field, R., Bradbury, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions
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
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
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
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
Scenario-based LCA for assessing the future environmental impacts of wind offshore energy: An exemplary analysis for a 9.5-MW wind turbine in Germany Benitez, A., Wulf, C., Steubing, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
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
Offshore wind and wave energy can reduce total installed capacity required in zero-emissions grids Gonzalez, N., Serna-Torre Paul, Sanchez-Perez, P.A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
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
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
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
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
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

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