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
Addressing significant impacts coherently in environmental impact statements Duarte, C., Sanchez, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Bringing climate change home to meet your community: stakeholder perceptions of offshore wind energy in Humboldt County, California Emery, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Overcoming Barriers to Wind Energy Development: A Case Study Analysis of Native American Projects Zimmerman, M. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Burdened by renewable energy? A multi-scalar analysis of distributional justice and wind energy in the United States Mueller, J., Brooks, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessments of carbon footprint and energy analysis of three wind farms Xie, J., Fu, J., Liu, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Keep wind projects close? A case study of distance, culture, and cost in offshore and onshore wind energy siting Lamy, J., de Bruin, W., Azevedo, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Long-term visual impacts of aging infrastructure: Challenges of decommissioning wind power infrastructure and a survey of alternative strategies Szumilas-Kowalczyk, H., Pevzner, N., Giedych, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Comparing the territorial performances of renewable energy sources' plants with an integrated ecosystem services loss assessment: A case study from the Basilicata region (Italy) Scorza, F., Pilogallo, A., Saganeiti, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Empowered but powerless? Reassessing the citizens’ power dynamics of the German energy transition Schwarz, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas Rehbein, J., Watson, J., Lane, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Minimum distances for wind turbines: A robustness analysis of policies for a sustainable wind power deployment Salomon, H., Drechsler, M., Reutter, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions
Blue energy and marine spatial planning in Southern Europe García, P., Ruiz, J., Sanabria, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Science in support of ecologically sound decommissioning strategies for offshore man-made structures: taking stock of current knowledge and considering future challenges Birchenough, S., Degraer, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Risk management in distributed wind energy implementing Analytic Hierarchy Process Zhou, S., Yang, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Final Environmental Assessment Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Eagle Permit US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Public acceptance of and heterogeneity in behavioral beach trip responses to offshore wind farm development in Catalonia (Spain) Voltaire, L., Koutchade, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Mapping the future: Pressures and impacts in the Portuguese maritime spatial planning Fernandes, M., Sousa, L., Quintela, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Multi-criteria and focus group analysis for social acceptance of wind energy Caporale, D., Sangiorgio, V., Amodio, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research Fortune, I., Paterson, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The performance of marine spatial planning in coordinating offshore wind energy with other sea-uses: The case of the Dutch North Sea Spijkerboer, R., Zuidema, C., Busscher, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Public perspectives on reducing the environmental impact of onshore wind farms: a discrete choice experiment in South Korea Lee, H., Yoo, S., Huh, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Tapping Renewable Energy Sources in Contemporary India: Issues and Challenges Chandy, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Overcoming Barriers to the Community Acceptance of Wind Energy: Lessons Learnt from a Comparative Analysis of Best Practice Cases across Europe Maleki-Dizaji, P., del Bufalo, N., Di Nucci, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Biodiversity conservation versus wind power development in the state of Oklahoma: assessing opinion where green interests collide Burch, C. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Socioeconomic Analysis Plan for the ELEMENT Project Smith, D., Gorintin, F. Guidance Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Explaining Factors Leading to Community Acceptance of Wind Energy. Results of an Expert Assessment De Luca, E. , Nardi, C., Gaetana Giuffrida, L. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Participatory Processes as Twenty-First-Century Social Knowledge Technology Heron, E., Heron, R., Logie, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Summary of Discussions from the Marine Mammal Specialist Committee of the Environmental Technical Working Group (E-TWG) New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise, Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Wind Turbine Blade Recycling: Preliminary Assessment Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Reinventing marine spatial planning: a critical review of initiatives worldwide Trouillet, B. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Using ecosystem service assessments to support participatory marine spatial planning Friedrich, L., Glegg, G., Fletcher, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainable energy towards air pollution and climate change mitigation Rasak Adedeji, A., Zaini, F., Mathew, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Aligning biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in spatial planning: Focus on ecosystem processes Van der Biest, K., Meire, P., Schellekens, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2019 De Conseth, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A novel approach for cumulative impacts assessment for marine spatial planning Lonsdale, J., Nicholson, R., Judd, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Public perception and policy implications towards the development of new wind farms in Ethiopia Gebreslassie, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Policy, politics and materiality across scales: A framework for understanding local government sustainable energy capacity applied in England Kuzemko, C., Britton, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Stakeholders' requirements regarding wave energy technology Kujanpää, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Localizing the energy transition: Town-level political and socio-economic drivers of clean energy in the United States Bayulgen, O. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
The Blue Economy and the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities Lee, K., Noh, J., Khim, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
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