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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
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
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
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
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
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
Offshore Grid Connection Pathway – Phase 2 Commission for Regulation of Utilities Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Floating offshore wind farms in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a cautionary tale Lloret, J., Wawrzynkowski, P., Dominguez-Carrió, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Government intervention and technological innovation in the wind power industry in China: The role of industrial environmental turbulence Jiang, Z., Shi, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Agricultural landowner perspectives on wind energy development in Alberta, Canada: insights from the lens of energy justice and democracy Chewinski, M., Anders, S., Parkins, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Competing for space? A multi-criteria scenario framework intended to model the energy–biodiversity–land nexus for regional renewable energy planning based on a German case study Weber, J., Steinkamp, T., Reichenbach, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms challenges the reliability of ICES-coordinated fish surveys—insights from the Baltic Sea Haase, S., von Dorrien, C., Kaljuste, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Impact of siting ordinances on land availability for wind and solar development Lopez, A., Cole, W., Sergi, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Relation Between Underwater Noise and Operating Offshore Wind Turbines Holme, C., Simurda, M., Gerlach, S. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Tidal turbine development ebbs and flows Berkowitz, R. Magazine Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Building a Collaborative Data Strategy for the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Courtney, F., Sen, A. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
To wind up changed: Assessing the value of social conflict on onshore wind energy in transforming institutions in the Netherlands de Looze, A., Cuppen, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Forecasting suitable areas for wind turbine occurrence to proactively improve wildlife conservation Boggie, M., Butler, M., Sesnie, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions
Marine spatial planning to solve increasing conflicts at sea: A framework for prioritizing offshore windfarms and marine protected areas Boussarie, G., Kopp, D., Lavialle, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe: Discussion Paper on the Challenges and Potential Opportunities Around the Colocation of Offshore Wind Energy with Marine Protected Areas Stephenson, P. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Towards failed renewable energy communities? Activist attempts to change market conditions in the Danish wind energy market Kirkegaard, J., Nyborg, S., Georg, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
FINAL Information Needed for Issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Bat mortality in wind farms of southern Europe: temporal patterns and implications in the current context of climate change del Mar Salguero, M., De la Cruz, A., Munoz, A-R. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Impacts of climate change on wind energy potential in Australasia and South-East Asia following the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Fournier, A., Martinez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
ELEMENT: Local Community Engagement Report Lehnertz, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Harnessing the Power of Ocean Energy A Comprehensive Review of Power Generation Technologies and Future Perspectives Thennakoon, T., Hewage, H., Sandunika, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Supergen Sixth Annual Assembly Welcome Address Greaves, D. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore wind project-level monitoring in the Northeast U.S. continental shelf ecosystem: evaluating the potential to mitigate impacts to long-term scientific surveys Methratta, E., Lipsky, A., Boucher, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Cumulative Effects Assessment: Understanding the influence of man-made structures in the marine environment Howell Marine Consulting Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
“We have been invaded”: Wind energy sacrifice zones in Åfjord Municipality and their implications for Norway Karam, A., Shokrgozar, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Accelerating Offshore Wind – The Role of Innovative Technology in Decision Making and Faster Consenting ORE Catapult Report Wind Energy Collision, Noise Human Dimensions
Ocean Energy and Net Zero: Policy Support for the Cost Effective Delivery of 12GW Wave and Tidal Stream by 2050 Wong, P., Grattan, K., Jeffrey, H. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data

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