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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: 3932

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Life Cycle Assessment of Multi-Megawatt Airborne Wind Energy van Hagen, L. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions
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
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
Renewable energy production in a Mexican biosphere reserve: Assessing the potential using a multidisciplinary approach Wojtarowski, A., Martinez, M., Silva, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
BirdLife Position on Renewable Energy at Sea and nature conservation BirdLife International Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Sustainable co-location solutions for offshore wind farms and fisheries need to account for socio-ecological trade-offs Stelzenmüller, V., Gimpel, A., Haslob, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Assessing the potential areas for developing offshore wind energy in Japanese territorial waters considering national zoning and possible social conflicts Obane, H., Nagai, Y., Asano, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Wealth of Wind and Visitors: Tourist Industry Attitudes towards Wind Energy Development in Iceland Sæþórsdóttir, A., Wendt, M., Tverijonaite, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
The Maritime Environment Impact Assessment of Offshore Floating Wind Power in Ulsan - A Focus on Habitat Equivalence Analysis Choi, S-Y., Moon, B-S., Kim, T-G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental Issues for Offshore Renewable Energy Wolf, J., De Dominicis, M., Lewis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Research on buoy–chain–sprocket wave energy capture technology Ji, F., Wu, D., Li, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model Roman, P., Salinas, C., Araujo, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) ICES Working Group on Marine Renewable Energy (WGMRE) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
A comparison of the financial benefits arising from private and community owned wind farms Aquatera Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Veileder for arealtildeling, konsesjonsprosess og søknader for vindkraft til havs Ministry of Energy, Norway Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Sea State Demonstrated by Airborne LiDAR Measurements Bärfuss, K., Schulz-Stellenfleth, J., Lampert, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Seafood Sectors: A Macroeconomic Perspective of the Energy-Food Nexus Qu, Y. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
The efficiency and coastal protection provided by a floating wind farm operating in the Romanian nearshore Girleanu, A., Onea, F., Rusu, E. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Development and calibration of a high-resolution model for the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Implication for wave energy resource characterization Allahdadi, M,, He, R., Ahn, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Scenicness assessment of onshore wind sites with geotagged photographs and impacts on approval and cost-efficiency McKenna, R., Weinand, J., Mulalic, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Land use for United States power generation: A critical review of existing metrics with suggestions for going forward Wachs, E., Engel, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Hydrodynamic Modeling, Particle Tracking and Agent-Based Modeling of Larvae in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight Johnson, T., van Berkel, J., Mortensen, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Impact of beliefs about negative effects of wind turbines on preference heterogeneity regarding renewable energy development in Poland Bartczak, A., Budziński, W., Gołębiowska, B. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
2021 JNCC Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme: Offshore Wind Environmental Evidence Register Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Webpage Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Wave energy in the UK: Status review and future perspectives Jin, S., Greaves, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Site Assessment Plan: Beacon Wind AECOM Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wind energy's bycatch: Offshore wind deployment impacts on hydropower operation and migratory fish Pfeiffer, O., Nock, D., Baker, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
NEFMC Research Priorities and Data Needs for 2021-2025 New England Fishery Management Council Report Human Dimensions
The clash between biodiversity protection and renewable energy development in the European Union with reference to the Habitats and the Birds Directive s Aikaterini, N. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing (Cal DIG) I, Volume 1: Biological Site Characterization Offshore Morro Bay Kuhnz, L., Gilbane, L., Cochrane, G. Report Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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