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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: 4204

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Mooring Systems for Floating Offshore Wind: Integrity Management Concepts, Risks and Mitigation Timmington, D., Efthimiou, L. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Harnessing Offshore Wind Energy along the Mexican Coastline in the Gulf of Mexico—An Exploratory Study including Sustainability Criteria Galvez, G., Liévano, D., Martínez, O. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Flight characteristics forecast entry by eagles into rotor-swept zones of wind turbines Rolek, B., Braham, M., Miller, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Human–Wildlife Conflicts across Landscapes—General Applicability vs. Case Specificity Göttert, T., Starik, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
Counterfactuals to Assess Effects to Species and Systems from Renewable Energy Development Katzner, T., Allison, T., Diffendorfer, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Decommissioning Programme Equinor Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
In the shadow of wind energy: Predicting community exposure and annoyance to wind turbine shadow flicker in the United States Haac, R., Darlow, R., Kaliski, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Life cycle assessment of a point-absorber wave energy array Pennock, S., Vanegas-Cantarero, M., Bloise-Thomaz, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Guideline for underwater noise: Installation of impact or vibratory driven piles Danish Energy Agency Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Impact of innovation in marine energy generation, distribution, or transmission-related technologies on carbon dioxide emissions in the United States Liguo, X., Ahmad, M., Khattak, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Commercial Wind Lease and Grant Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Humboldt Wind Energy Area, California Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), BOEM Environmental Studies Program Report Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project Construction and Operations Plan Tetra Tech Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Assessment of the visual impact of offshore wind farms Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P., Papadopoulos, S., Tsoutsos, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
How far do noise concerns travel? Exploring how familiarity and justice shape noise expectations and social acceptance of planned wind energy projects Dällenbach, N., Wüstenhagen, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Study on Wind Farms in New Jersey: Life Cycle Assessment and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the Tourists and Acceptance of Wind Farms by the To Shoaib, N. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Automated Classification of Bat Echolocation Call Recordings with Artificial Intelligence Tabak, M., Murray, K., Reed, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Bats, Human Dimensions
Participatory Methodologies and the Production of Data on Artisanal Fishing in Areas with Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Ceará, Brazil de Figueiredo Xavier, T., Gorayeb, A., Brannstrom, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Using Available Data and Information to Identify Offshore Wind Energy Areas Off the California Coast Rockwood, R., Salas, L., Howar, J. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Summary of Environmental Monitoring Recommendations for Marine Energy Development That Considers Life Cycle Sustainability Amerson, A., Harris, T., Michener, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Maintenance and End-of-Life Analysis in LCA for Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Yildiz, N., Hemida, H., Baniotopoulos, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Offshore Aquaculture: A Market for Ocean Renewable Energy Freeman, M., Garavelli, L., Wilson, E. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) in the Tropics: An Overview of MRE Potential in Oaxaca, Mexico Oman, J. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current, OTEC, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Wind Farms and Power Lines Have Negative Effects on Territory Occupancy in Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) Husby, M., Pearson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Avoidance, Collision, Noise Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Offshore renewables need an experimental mindset Johnson, A., Dawson, C., Conners, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Exploring the global and local social sustainability of wind energy technologies: An application of a social impact assessment framework Buchmayr, A., Verhofstadt, E., Van Ootegem, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Effects of operational off-shore wind farms on fishes and fisheries Svendsen, J., Ibanez-Erquiaga, B., Savina, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF, Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Dynamic land use implications of rapidly expanding and evolving wind power deployment Harrison-Atlas, D., Lopez, A., Lantz, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Sunrise Wind COP Appendix AA1: Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Plan Sunrise Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Wave Energy in the Pacific Island Countries: A New Integrative Conceptual Framework for Potential Challenges in Harnessing Wave Energy Posterari, J., Waseda, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Agreements and benefits in emerging ocean sectors: Are we moving towards an equitable Blue Economy? Cisneros-Montemayor, A., Ducros, A., Bennett, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Love thy neighbor (or not): Regionalism and support for the use of offshore wind energy by others Bidwell, D., Firestone, J., Ferguson, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
The public willingness to pay for the research and demonstration of tidal stream energy in South Korea Choi, K., Kim, J., Yoo, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Balancing profitability of energy production, societal impacts and biodiversity in offshore wind farm design Virtanen, E.A., Lappallainen, J., Nurmi, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Measuring and visualizing environmental and social impacts of wind energy projects Pian, A., Verhoef, J., De Vries, L. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions
Assessment of uncertain alternatives for co-located aquaculture and offshore wind farm in Tasmania Villalba, J., Abdussamie, N., Aryai, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Visual cost of energy facilities: A comprehensive model and case study of offshore wind farms Otero, C., Lopez, J., Diaz, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Adverse environmental impacts of wind farm installations and alternative research pathways to their mitigation Chowdhury, N., Shakib, M., Xu, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Future offshore wind scenarios: an assessment of deployment drivers Arup Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Application of Marine Spatial Planning tools for tidal stream farm micro-siting Álvarez, M., Ramos, V., Carballo, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Mapping a blue energy future for British Columbia: Creating a holistic framework for tidal stream energy development in remote coastal communities Richardson, R., Buckham, B., McWhinnie, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data

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