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
Maritime spatial planning: past, present, future Zaucha, J., Gee, K. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Maritime Spatial Planning and the EU’s Blue Growth Policy: Past, Present and Future Perspectives Schultz-Zehden, A., Weig, B., Lukic, I. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Ocean Perspective Gee, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Role of the Law of the Sea in Marine Spatial Planning Pyć, D. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Systematic Conservation Planning as a Tool to Advance Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area and Marine Spatial Planning Processes Harris, L., Holness, S., Finke, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Politics and Power in Marine Spatial Planning Flannery, W., Clarke, J., McAteer, B. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
The influence of wind turbine visibility on the health of local residents: a systematic review Freiberg, A., Schefter, C., Hegewald, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Health & Safety, Visual Impacts
A procedure for deriving wind turbine noise limits by taking into account annoyance Fredianelli, L., Carpita, S., Licitra, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Scottish Waters East Region Regional Sectoral Marine Plan Strategic Ornithology Study: final report Searle, K., Butler, A., Mobbs, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Advancing the relationship between renewable energy and ecosystem services for landscape planning and design: A literature review Picchi, P., van Lierop, M., Geneletti, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Analysis of Ecological Impacts of an Offshore and a Land-Based Wind Power Plant Piasecka, I., Tomporowski, A., Flizikowski, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Energy and carbon audit of a tidal array equipped with an innovative power take-off Santos-Herran, M., Medina-López, E., Entwistle, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
An Overview of Offshore Wind Energy Resources in Europe Under Present and Future Climate deCastro, M., Costoya, X., Salvador, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Marking a Decade of Monitoring, Research and Innovation Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Noise Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The role of maritime spatial planning on the advance of blue energy in the European Union García, P., Sanabria, J., Ruiz, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Environmental Effects of Marine Transportation Walker, T., Adebambo, O., Feijoo, M. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Navigation
Renewable energy: A gender perspective IRENA Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation Volume III: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts Sheppard, C. Book Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
International experiences with opposition to wind energy siting decisions: lessons for environmental and social appraisal Cashmore, M., Rudolph, D., Larsen, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The politics of Estonia's offshore wind energy programme: Discourse, power and marine spatial planning Tafon, R., Howarth, D., Griggs, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Far-Field and Near-Field Effects of Marine Aquaculture Weitzman, J., Steeves, L., Bradford, J. Book Chapter Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in California Bang, J., Ma, C., Tarantino, E. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Wind power: A sustainable way to limit climate change Nikitas, G., Bhattacharya, S., Vimalan, N. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Nonmarket Valuation of Marine Resources in the Northeast: Implications for Recreational Fisheries Management and Offshore Wind Energy Development Carr-Harris, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
An LCA of the Pelamis wave energy converter Thomson, R., Chick, J., Harrison, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
The politics of evidence: Conflicting social commitments and environmental priorities in the debate over wind energy and public health Taylor, J., Klenk, N. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Life cycle cost-benefit analysis of offshore wind energy under the climatic conditions in Southeast Asia - Setting the bottom-line for deployment Nian, V., Liu, Y., Zhong, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Marine Renewable Energy Law and Policy in the Bay of Fundy: The Impact of Ambiguous Domestic Boundaries in Canada on Nova Scotia's Regulatory Framework Salcedo, E. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Spatial Planning Santos, C., Ehler, C., Agardy, T. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Chains of trust: Energy justice, public engagement, and the first offshore wind farm in the United States Dwyer, J., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Renewable energy projections for climate change mitigation: An analysis of uncertainty and errors Indra al Irsyad, M., Halog, A., Nepal, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Decomposing public support for energy policy: What drives acceptance of and intentions to protest against renewable energy expansion in Germany? Liebe, U., Dobers, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Visual Impact Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms Along the Cantabrian Coast Lopez-Uriarte, J., Lizcano, P., Manchado, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Resilience and social capital: The engagement of fisheries communities in marine spatial planning Bakker, Y., de Koning, J., van Tatenhove, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Land-Use Conflicts in the Sudetes, Poland Furmankiewicz, M., Potocki, J., Kazak, J. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Resolving Conflicts Between Endangered Species Conservation and Renewable Energy Siting: Wiggle Room for Renewables? Badichek, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Protected Areas: Attempting the Sustainability of the Seas Rodríguez-Rodríguez, D. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A typology of different perspectives on the spatial economic impacts of marine spatial planning Gustavsson, M., Morrissey, K. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Scapa Flow Scale Site Environmental Description 2019 European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Retrospective and Outlook for an Environmentally Sound Development of Offshore Wind Energy Lüdeke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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