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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
IECS Working Group on Fisheries Acoustics, Science and Technology (WGFAST) Ariza, A., Diogoul, N., Gastauer, s. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Low impact siting for wind power facilities in the Southeast United States Feng, X., Li, S., Kalies, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Marine Spatial Planning Index: a tool to guide and assess marine spatial planning Reimer, J., Devillers, R., Zuercher, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
West of Orkney Windfarm Offshore Environmental Impact Assessment West of Orkney Windfarm Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Prevalence and predictors of wind energy opposition in North America Stokes, L., Franzblau, E., Lovering, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Revealing the ecological impact of low-speed mountain wind power on vegetation and soil erosion in South China: A case study of a typical wind farm in Yunnan Ma, B., Yang, J., Chen, X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Importance of Addressing Disagreements Between Nominal and Effective Treatments During Bat Mortality Minimization Validation Studies Clerc, J., Hein, C., Huso, M. Presentation Wind Energy Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
A risk-based approach to cumulative effects assessment for large marine ecosystems to support transboundary marine spatial planning: A case study of the yellow sea Ma, C., Stelzenmüller, V., Rehren, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Behavioral responses to offshore windfarms during migration of a declining shorebird species revealed by GPS-telemetry Schwemmer, P., Mercker, M., Haecker, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Birds, Shorebirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mitigating the Negative Impact of Wind Power on Soaring Birds through Government Restrictions Liang, X., Yang, C., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Empire Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Post-construction Bird and Bat Fatality Monitoring for Onshore Wind Energy Facilities in Emerging Market Countries: Good Practice Handbook and Decision Support Tool International Finance Corporation Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Integration criteria of offshore wind farms in the landscape: Viewpoints of local inhabitants Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P., Tsoutsos, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Marine Energy Sources for Decarbonization of Mediterranean Regions Through Maritime Spatial Planning Pulselli, R., Mecca, S., Bastianoni, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Life Cycle Assessment of a wave energy device – LiftWEC Bastos, P., Devoy-McAuliffe, F., Arredondo-Galeana, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A Comparison of the European Regulatory Framework for the deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy Project Moscoloni, C., Carà, C., Novo, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Siting tidal energy projects through resource characterization and environmental considerations Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Towards increased social acceptability of marine renewable energy Dunphy, N., Lennon, B., Smith, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Floating wind and wave energy technologies: applications, synergies and role in decarbonization in Portugal White, C., Carrelhas, A., Gato, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Do recent renewable energy policy changes in Ireland satisfy the requirements of a nascent wave energy technology development sector? Barry, C., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Informing development of a socioeconomic data collection toolkit for marine energy: a literature review Rose, D., Freeman, M., Kaplan, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Empowering Communities to Participate in Marine Energy Planning and Development Chang, G., Best, B., Kramer, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Effects of MRE: Advancing the Industry through Broad Outreach and Engagement Freeman, M., Copping, A., Rose, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine Renewable Energies and Maritime Spatial Planning: different national proposals for their legal and spatial context Menchaca, I., Galparsoro, I., Verling, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
SafeWAVE The contribution of the SafeWAVE EU project to the future development of ocean energy Bald, J., Galparsoro, I., de Santiago, I. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Can Risk-Based Approaches benefit future Marine Renewable Energy deployment, planning and consenting processes? Verling, E., Menchaca, I., Machado, I. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Using human-centered design to develop a national research landscape for marine energy in the United States Quinn, S., Hirsch, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Mapping The Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory And Insights for Marine Planning In Puerto Rico Wright, J., Wilson, R., Wylie, M. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Moving towards an Agent-based movement model for harbour seals in the Netherlands Aarts, G., Brasseur, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe Bosi, S., Ramieri, E., Picciulin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Economic Impacts of Curtailing Wind Turbine Operations for the Protection of Bat Populations in Ontario Thurber, B., Kilpatrick, R., Tang, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Energy justice & coastal communities: The case for Meaningful Marine Renewable Energy Development Caballero, M., Gunda, T., McDonald, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
A synthesis of approaches to support integrated assessments of hazards for the emerging Blue Economy Turschwell, M. P., Fulton, E., Melbourne-Thomas, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Co-designing a multi-criteria approach to ranking hazards to and from Australia’s emerging offshore blue economy Turschwell, M. P., Brown, C., Lacharite, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Mapping the Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory and Insights for Marine Planning in the US Virgin Islands Wright, J., Wilson, R., Wylie, M. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Why municipalities reject wind power: A study on municipal acceptance and rejection of wind power instalments in Sweden Lindvall, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Towards blue growth: Multi-use possibilities for the development of emerging sectors in the Brazilian sea Weiss, C., Bonetti, J., Scherer, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Tidal barriers and fish – Impacts and remediation in the face of increasing demand for freshwater and climate change Bice, C., Huisman, J., Kimball, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Vision paper: Decommissioning offshore windparks in the Belgian part of the North Sea Van Maele, T., Desplenter, N., Van Aken, I. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Marine spatial planning identifies solutions for offshore wind farms at fishery and environment in Taiwan territorial waters Liao, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement

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