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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
Social construction of risk in non-conventional renewable energy: Risk perception as a function of ecosystem services in La Araucanía, Chile Cordoves-Sánchez, M., Vallejos-Romero, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Final License Application for the PacWave South Project Oregon State University Report Marine Energy, Wave Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Navigation
Safeguarding Marine Protected Areas in the Growing Mediterranean Blue Economy: Offshore Wind Energy Sector WWF France Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
EMEC Socio-Economic Report European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wind power development, government regulation structure, and vested interest groups: Analysis based on panel data of Province of China Shen, X., Lyu, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Current status of wind energy policy in Poland Gnatowska, R., Moryn-Kucharczyk, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Hornsea Project Two Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning Programme Ørsted Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Impediments to achieving integrated marine management across borders: The case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive Cavallo, M., Borja, A., Elliot, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Carbon or Cash: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Environmental and Economic Messages on Attitudes about Wind Energy in the United States Peterson, D., Carter, K., Wald, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
The economic geography of variable renewable energy and impacts of trade formulations for renewable mandates Bistline, J., Santen, N., Young, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
SEA Wave D2.1 Knowledge Gaps and Consenting Risks for Wave & Tidal Energy Fox, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Collision, Displacement, Noise Human Dimensions, Navigation, Social & Economic Data
Renewable energy from the high seas: Geo-spatial modelling of resource potential and legal implications for developing offshore wind projects beyond the national jurisdiction of coastal States Elsner, P., Suarez, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
SEA Wave D2.2 Critical analysis of environmental mitigation and monitoring strategies Fox, J. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind farm repowering guided by visual impact criteria Manchado, C., Gomez-Jauregui, V., Lizcano, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Onshore wind and the likelihood of planning acceptance: Learning from a Great Britain context Harper, M., Anderson, B., James, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Social embeddedness of policy actors. The failure of consumer-owned wind energy in Finland Ratinen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Synthesizing expert opinion to assess the at-sea risks to seabirds in the western North Atlantic Lieske, D., Tranquilla, L., Ronconi, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2017 De Conseth, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Combined Exploitation of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy in the Italian Seas: A Spatial Planning Approach Azzellino, A., Lanfredi, C., Riefolo, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Securing a Just Space for Small-Scale Fisheries in the Blue Economy Cohen, P., Allison, E., Andrew, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Benthic Conservation Features and Species Associated With Subsea Pipelines: Considerations for Decommissioning Rouse, S., Lacey, N., Hayes, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Identification of marine management priority areas using a GIS-based multi-criteria approach Nelson, K., Burnside, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Value of Marine Spatial Planning Towards Advancing Offshore Wind in the U.S. Ryan, K., Bates, A., Gopnik, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Lifecycle Environmental Impact Assessment of an Overtopping Wave Energy Converter Embedded in Breakwater Systems Patrizi, N., Pulselli, R., Neri, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Multi-use of the sea: A wide array of opportunities from site-specific cases across Europe Bocci, M., Sangiuliano, S., Sarretta, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Practical Approaches and Advances in Spatial Tools to Achieve Multi-Objective Marine Spatial Planning Lombard, A., Ban, N., Smith, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Toward a Common Understanding of Ocean Multi-Use Schupp, M., Bocci, M., Depellegrin, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The implications for visual simulation and analysis of temporal variation in the visibility of wind turbines Bishop, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Powering the Blue Economy: Exploring Opportunities for Marine Renewable Energy in Maritime Markets LiVecchi, A., Copping, A., Jenne, D. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Globalization in the wind energy industry: contribution and economic impact of European companies Lacal-Arántegui, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Offshore gas production infrastructure reutilisation for blue energy production Sedlar, D., Vulin, D., Krajačić, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Noise Impact Assessment Hywind Tampen Weissenberger, J. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Intergenerational Justice: Promotion of Renewables and the Water Protection Objective Gudas, K., Weber, S. Book Chapter Human Dimensions
A dynamic risk assessment method to address safety of navigation concerns around offshore renewable energy installations Mehdi, R., Baldauf, M., Deeb, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Navigation
EMEC Billia Croo Test Site: Environmental Appraisal Xodus Group Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Pioneer in Transition: Horizon Scanning of Emerging Issues in Germany's Sustainable Wind Energy Development Köppel, J., Biehl, J., Wachendörfer, V. Book Chapter Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The Role of Adaptive Management in the Wind Energy Industry Copping, A., Gartman, V., May, R. Book Chapter Wind Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Recommendations For Planning Pre- And Post-Construction Assessments Of Fisheries In The Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Lease Area Cadrin, S., Stokesbury, K., Zygmunt, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Lost in Bias? Multifaceted Discourses Framing the Communication of Wind and Wildlife Research Results: The PROGRESS Case Weber, J., Biehl, J., Köppel, J. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A strong relative preference for wind turbines in the United States among those who live near them Firestone, J., Kirk, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data

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