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: 3863

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
From Project Impacts to Strategic Decisions: Recurring Issues and Concerns in Wind Energy Environmental Assessments Dutta, N., Noble, B., Poelzer, G. Journal Article Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Legal and Political Barriers and Enablers to the Deployment of Marine Renewable Energy Apolonia, M., Fofack-Garcia, R., Noble, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Distance-Based Sampling Methods for Assessing the Ecological Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Synthesis and Application to Fisheries Resource Studies Methratta, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Land-Based Wind Energy Siting: A Foundational and Technical Resource Christol, C., Oteri, F., Laurienti, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Marine Energy Environmental Permitting and Compliance Costs Peplinski, W., Roberts, J., Klise, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Floating Offshore Wind and Fishing Interaction Roadmap Eatough, L. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
A Proposed Guidance for the Economic Assessment of Wave Energy Converters at Early Development Stages Têtu, A., Chozas, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic Davies, T., Carneiro, A., Tarzia, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Evaluation of a popular spatial cumulative impact assessment method for marine systems: A seagrass case study Stockbridge, J., Jones, A., Gaylard, S. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
People and power: Expanding the role and scale of public engagement in energy transitions Armstrong, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Is setback distance the best criteria for siting wind turbines under crowded conditions? An empirical analysis Peri, E., Tal, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions
Information Needs to Assess Fisheries Socioeconomic Impacts from Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the U.S. Greater Atlantic Region Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Brazil's offshore wind energy potential assessment based on a Spatial Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Vinhoza, A., Schaeffer, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
South Fork Wind Farm and South Fork Export Cable Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Research on the environmental impact of tidal power generation in China Ma, Z., Li, B., Liu, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Global offshore wind turbine dataset Zhang, T., Sengupta, D., Zhang, L. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
Marine spatial planning on Crete Island, Greece: methodological and implementation issues Rempis, N., Tsilimigkas, G. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Floating Offshore Wind Development and Consenting Process – Risks and Opportunities Fairgrieve, R., Wellard, K., Trigg, C. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Information Flow to Increase Support for Tidal Energy Development in Remote Islands of a Developing Country: Agent-Based Simulation of Information Flow in Flores Timur Regency, Indonesia Ramachandran, R., Kularathna, A., Matsuda, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainable energy planning for remote islands and the waste legacy from renewable energy infrastructure deployment Kouloumpis, V., Yan, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Draft Preliminary Environmental Assessment: Vandenberg Offshore Wind Energy Projects California State Lands Commission Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report North Falls Offshore Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
State of the Sector 2021: Economic Benefits for Wales Marine Energy Wales Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
SafeWave DELIVERABLE 5.1 Legal and institutional review of national consenting processes O'Hagan, A., Bourhis, E., Soulard, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Sea Lice Are Sensitive to Low Frequency Sounds Solé, M., Lenoir, M., Fortuno, J-M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The impact of public acceptance on cost efficiency and environmental sustainability in decentralized energy systems Weinand, J., McKenna, R., Kleinebrahm, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Techno-Economic Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy in the Philippines Maandal, G., Tamayao-Kieke, M., Danao, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Modeling Small Scale Impacts of Multi-Purpose Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach Serpetti, N., Benjamins, S., Brain, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Life Cycle Assessment of Multi-Megawatt Airborne Wind Energy van Hagen, L. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions
A Conceptual Framework for Social, Behavioral, and Environmental Change through Stakeholder Engagement in Water Resource Management Eaton, W. M. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Broad-Scale Responses of Harbor Porpoises to Pile-Driving and Vessel Activities During Offshore Windfarm Construction Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Graham, I., Merchant, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions
WESE Deliverable 4.3 Feasibility for the implementation of wave energy licensing based on a risk-based approach and adaptive management in Spain and Portugal Apolonia, M., Cruz, E., Simas, T. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
2021 Northeast Spring Bottom Trawl Survey Completed NOAA Fisheries Webpage Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
In search of social sustainability in marine spatial planning: A review of scientific literature published 2005–2020 Gilek, M., Armoskaite, A., Gee, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Introducing offshore wind energy in the sea space: Canary Islands case study developed under Maritime Spatial Planning principles Abramic, A., Mendoza, A., Haroun, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance: A state-of-the-art review Ren, Z., Verma, A., Li, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental impacts of offshore wind installation, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning activities: A case study of Brazil Hernández Carrascal, O., Shadman, M., Amiri, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Passport to the oceans of the future: Delivering marine energy with science linked to policy Slater, A-M. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species: FY15 – FY19 Palka, D., Aichinger Dias, L., Broughton, E. Report Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Introduction to Ocean Renewable Energy Neill, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
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