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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
Trend in environmental impact of the energy produced and distributed by wind power systems Arana-Landin, G., Landeta-Manzano, B., Pena-Lang, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Annual environmental report 2019 – Belwind Belwind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Guidelines for Providing Information on Fisheries Social and Economic Conditions for Renewable Energy Development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
BOEM / FERC Guidelines on Regulation of Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Projects on the OCS BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Guidance Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Information Guidelines for a Renewable Energy Construction and Operations Plan (COP) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Conditions of Site Assessment Plan Approval for Lease OCS-A 0521 BOEM Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Providing Avian Survey Information for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guidelines for Submission of Spatial Data for Atlantic Offshore Renewable Energy Development Site Characterization Surveys BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Global Research and Trends in Renewable Energy: Ocean Waves, Tidal Energy and Offshore Wind Cui, Y., Xu, D., Liu, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Pelagic Species and Fishing Negro, V., del Campo, J., Luengo Frades, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Exploring the environmental and economic impacts of wind energy: a cost-benefit perspective Adeyeye, K., Ijumba, N., Colton, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Engaging the Regulatory Community to Aid Environmental Permitting/Consenting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy Freeman, M., Overhus, D., Rose, D. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
A Global Review of Vessel Collisions With Marine Animals Schoeman, R., Patterson-Abrolat, C., Plon, S. Journal Article Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Navigation
The economic and environmental impacts of UK offshore wind development: The importance of local content Allan, G., Comerford, D., Connolly, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine natural capital and ecosystem services: An environmental accounting model Buonocore, E., Donnarumma, L., Appolloni, L. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A Life Cycle Cost Model for Floating Offshore Wind Farms Maienza, C., Avossa, A., Ricciardelli, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Environmental Impact Assessment of the Operation of an Open Cycle OTEC 1MWe Power Plant in the Cozumel Island, Mexico Chan, E., Tun, M., Graniel, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Social Energy: Contexts for Its Assessment Pérez, A., Agudelo, M., Camacho, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Structured Decision Making: Case Studies in Natural Resource Management Smith, D. Book Human Dimensions
Mapping cumulative impacts to coastal ecosystem services in British Columbia Singh, G., Eddy, I., Halpern, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Pilot Study of Integration of Wildlife Impact Analysis into Spatial Environmental Assessment Tool for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Coates, S., Lockhart, G., Courbis, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Challenges and Recommendations for Environmental Compliance for Marine Renewable Energy: Avoiding Issues Early for Efficient Permitting and Practicable Mitigation Courbis, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The implications of landscape visual impact on future highly renewable power systems: a case study for Great Britain Price, J., Mainzer, K., Petrovic, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Visual Impacts
A comprehensive assessment of baseline recreational fishing effort for highly migratory species in southern New England and the associated Wind Energy Area Kneebone, J., Capizzano, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Technological evolution of wind energy with social network analysis Altuntas, F., Gok, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
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
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

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