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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: 3898

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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
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
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
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
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
Guideline for underwater noise: Installation of impact or vibratory driven piles. March 2023 Danish Energy Agency Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
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
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
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 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
Underwater noise characteristics of offshore exploratory drilling and its impact on marine mammals Huang, L-F., Xu, X-M., Yang, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
5th ScotMER Symposium: Research Access to Wind Farms Marine Scotland Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
5th ScotMER Symposium: Forward Look for ScotMER Marine Scotland Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
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
Birds vs. wind power – significant bird impacts of wind turbines in Finnish environmental impact assessment reports Hagman, A. Thesis Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Floating Wind Power in Deep-Sea Area: Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impacts Yuan, W., Feng, J., Zhang, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Interdisciplinary analysis of wind energy - a focus on France Kinani, K., Meunier, S., Vido, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Tourists are people too: Nonresidents’ values, beliefs, and acceptance of a nearshore wind farm Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Getting to 30 GW by 2030: Visual preferences of coastal residents for offshore wind farms on the US East Coast Cranmer, A., Broughel, A., Ericson, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Evaluating Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on Fishing Operations by Comparing Fine- and Coarse-Scale Fishery-Dependent Data Allen-Jacobson, L., Jones, A., Mercer, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Feasibility, Environmental Effects, and Social Acceptance of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Copping, A., Farr, H. Report Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Annual Report 2022 The Crown Estate Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
SouthCoast Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
An analysis of the factors affecting Irish citizens’ willingness to invest in wind energy projects Sirr, G., Power, B., Ryan, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data

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