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
Marine Renewable Energy: Policy, People, and Prospects Wickizer, B., Brandt, D., Robertson, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental assessment of proposed areas for offshore wind farms off southern Brazil based on ecological niche modeling and a species richness index for albatrosses and petrels Lemos, C., Hernandez, M., Vilardo, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The negative impact of wind turbines on wildlife in South Africa Docrat, N. Thesis Wind Energy Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
California State Waters Map Series—Benthic Habitat Characterization in the Region Offshore of Morro Bay, California Cochrane, G., Kvitek, R., Cole, A. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Revolution Wind COP Appendix M: MARA Non-Technical Summary SEARCH, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Deep learning: a study on marine renewable energy and sustainability education in an Irish context Logue, P., Nash, R., Walsh, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Indian offshore wind energy policy: A comparative analysis of schemes adopted by UK, Germany, and China Shambhu, S., Anil, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind Energy End-of-Service Guide Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Oteri, F., Tinnesand, H. Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Conceptualizing the patterns of land use conflicts in wind energy development: Towards a typology and implications for practice Frantal, B., Frolova, M., Liñán-Chacón, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
State of the Sector 2023 Marine Energy Wales Report Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Green development strategy of offshore wind farm in China guided by life cycle assessment Chen, J., Mao, B., Wu, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Demonstrating an Effective Marine Biodiversity Observation Network in the Santa Barbara Channel Miller, R., Siegel, D., Carlson, C. Report Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Coastal Tourists’ Behaviors in South Korea Oh, C., Nam, J., Kim, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Potential sites for the use of ocean energy in the Mexican Caribbean Chavez, V., Bárcenas, J., Martinez, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Ocean Energy Martinez, M., Chavez, V., De la Cruz, V. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Enabling Indigenous innovations to re-centre social licence to operate in the Blue Economy Lyons, P., Mynott, S., Melbourne-Thomas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Does intermittency management improve public acceptance of wind energy? A discrete choice experiment in Ireland Brennan, N., Van Rensburg, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Improving the value of wind energy through geographic diversity of wind farms Pawlenchuk, T. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Access to Offshore Windfarm Sites for Research: Best Practice Guidelines Howell Marine Consulting Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
PAKISTAN’S BLUE ECONOMY POTENTIAL, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS Hussain, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Rapidly Deployable Acoustic Monitoring and Localization System Based on a Low-Cost Wave Buoy Platform Raghukumar, K., Chang, G., Spada, F. Report Marine Energy, Wave Noise Human Dimensions
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Getting ready for offshore wind farm expansion in the North Sea Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Hornsea Project Three Kittiwake Implementation and Monitoring Plan (KIMP) GeoBe Consultants, NIRAS Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A new strategic framework to structure Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) Declerck, M., Trifonova, N., Black, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of tidal stream turbine blades Walker, S., Johanning, L., Thies, P. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Sunrise Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Impacts generated by the materials used in offshore wind technology on Human Health, Natural Environment and Resources Rueda-Bayona, J., Eras, J., Chaparro, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals Human Dimensions, Health & Safety, Life Cycle Assessment
Evaluation of environmental sustainability matrix of Deepgen tidal turbine Rashedi, A., Khanam, T., Jeong, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Grand Challenges: wind energy research needs for a global energy transition Veers, P., Dykes, K., Basu, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Robust ocean zoning for conservation, fishery and marine renewable energy with co-location strategy Jia, R., Gao, J., Gao, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Data Management & Storage Best Practices for Long-term and Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Data RWSC Marine Mammal Subcommittee Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Long-term and Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) Data: Data Management & Storage Best Practices Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC), RWSC Marine Mammal Subcommittee Webpage Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Delivering local benefit from offshore renewables: Working towards a new model for community benefit and local ownership Regen Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
New England Wind COP Appendix III-G: Preliminary Terrestrial Archaeology Resources Report and Permit Applications Epsilon Associates Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
New England Wind COP Appendix II-D: Marine Archaeological Resource Assessment Reports Gray & Pape Heritage Management, SEARCH, Inc., Epsilon Associates Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The landrush of wind energy, its socio-material workings, and its political consequences Kirkegaard, J., Rudolph, D., Nyborg, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Ecosystem Benefits of Floating Offshore Wind Haberlin, D., Cohuo, A., Doyle, T. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Post Monitoring of the Sea Ecosystem – Seabed After Deploying the WEC in the Aquatory of Bar, Montenegro University of Montenegro, Joksimović, A. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Great Lakes Wind Energy Feasibility Study Musial, W., Green, R., Courbis, S. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Environmental licensing for offshore wind farms: Guidelines and policy implications for new markets de Vasconcelos, R., Silva, L., Gonzalez, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
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