Human Dimensions

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: 3813

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Forage Fish Species Prefer Habitat within Designated Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the U.S. Northeast Shelf Ecosystem Friedland, K., Adams, E., Goetsch, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Can Offshore Wind Development Have a Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity? Regulatory and Scientific Perspectives and Considerations Jedele, T., Migliaccio, E., Wyman, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Ocean Energy Potential in Sri Lanka Nayanaranga, M., Bandara, K., Rathnayaka, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related Offshore Aquifers Middleton, P., Barnhart, B. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Public attitudes of offshore wind energy in Japan: An empirical study using choice experiments Iwata, K., Kyoi, S., Ushifusa, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Society in Energy Transition and Justice: Social Acceptance and Contribution to Wind Energy Projects Skiniti, G., Tsoutsos, T. Book Chapter Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2022 Magnus, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Ocean Wind 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Social, environmental, and economic consequences of integrating renewable energies in the electricity sector: a review Farghali, M., Osman, A., Chen, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Spatial Trade-Offs in National Land-Based Wind Power Production in Times of Biodiversity and Climate Crises Grimsrud, K., Hagem, C., Haaskjold, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Energy or Domestic Seafood? How the Department of the Interior Can Facilitate Both Through Self-Binding Procedures Irwin, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Oceanic response to widespread Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Nikoloff, A., Eby, M., Weaver, A. Presentation Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Technology Acceptance Workshop: Meeting Proceedings Gottlieb, I. , Allison, T., Hein, C. Workshop Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Remote & Rural Communities Boosted By Distributed Wind Energy U.S. Department of Energy Magazine Article Human Dimensions
OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2022 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Studies concerning the expected impact of the marine energy farms in different coastal areas Rusu, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Monitoring of Marine Life During Offshore Wind Energy Development—Guidelines and Recommendations Kershaw, F., Jones, A., Folsom-O’Keefe, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Wind Energy Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals: Case Study on London Array Olabi, A., Obaideen, K., Abdelkareem, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
A moderated mediation model to predict the adoption intention of renewable wind energy in developing countries Mustafa, S., Zhang, W., Sohail, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Harvesting the Wind: A Study on the Feasibility and Advancements of Wind Energy in Turkey Yalçın, Z., Dağ, M., Ayar, B. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Fisheries and Offshore Wind Interactions: Synthesis of Science Hogan, F., Hooker, B., Jensen, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Constitutional aspects of ecological safety in relation to offshore wind farms in the British and Polish legal systems Drewek, M., Tretyn, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Stakeholder Engagement in California Offshore Wind: A Summary from CLEE’s 2022 Convenings and a 2023 Outlook Hoff, K., Segal, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Implications of offshore wind energy developments in coastal and maritime tourism and recreation areas: An analytical overview Machado, J., Andrés, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Revolution Wind Construction and Operations Plan Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions
Socio-economic, legal, and political context of offshore renewable energies Salvador, S., Ribeiro, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Asymmetric linkages between wind energy and ecological sustainability: Evidence from quantile estimation Chen, M., Huang, W., Ali, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Managing human activity and marine mammals: A biologically based, relativistic risk assessment framework Southall, B., Tollit, D., Amaral, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The Role of Fishery-Independent Bottom Trawl Surveys in Providing Regional and Temporal Context to Offshore Wind Farm Monitoring Studies Gervelis, B., Wilber, D., Brown, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The potential impact of human interventions at different scales in offshore wind farms to promote flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) reef development in the southern North Sea Hofstede, R., Williams, G., Koningsveld, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Site Selection of Combined Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Farms: A Systematic Review Hosseinzadeh, S., Etemad-Shahidi, A., Stewart, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Engaging stakeholders in marine spatial planning for collaborative scoring of conflicts and synergies within a spatial tool environment Bonnevie, I., Hansen, H., Schrøder, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Development of a computable general equilibrium model based on integrated macroeconomic framework for ocean multi-use between offshore wind farms and fishing activities in Scotland Qu, Y., Hooper, T., Austen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
The Evolution and Future Prospects of China’s Wave Energy Policy from the Perspective of Renewable Energy: Facing Problems, Governance Optimization and Effectiveness Logic Qi, M., Dai, X., Zhang, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Life-Cycle Assessment of a Multi-Megawatt Airborne Wind Energy System Hagen, L., Petrick, K., Wilhelm, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
SafeWave Deliverable 5.3 Refinement of a Risk-based Adaptive Management Approach with industry, regulatory and societal stakeholders Verling, E., Menchaca, I., Galparsoro, I. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Shifting tides: Anthropocene entanglements and unravellings in the Bay of Fundy Fredriksen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessing differences in acoustic characteristics from impact and vibratory pile installation and their potential effects on the large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) Niu, F., Xie, J., Zhang, X. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
5th ScotMER Symposium: Compensatory Measures Marine Scotland Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
5th ScotMER Symposium: ScotMER Collaboration Marine Scotland Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
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