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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
Technical mitigation to reduce marine mammal bycatch and entanglement in commercial fishing gear: lessons learnt and future directions Hamilton, S., Baker, G. Journal Article Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes Ferguson, M., Powers, S., Trauntvein, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre Environmental Research & Monitoring Programme Socio-Economic Study Durning, B., Glasson, J., Carnie, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The current state of marine renewable energy policy in China Yang, X., Liu, N., Zhang, P. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Wind Power Deployment as a Stressor for Ecosystem Services: A Comparative Case Study from Germany and Sweden Lauf, T., Gawel, E., Lehmann, P. Book Chapter Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wave energy to power a desalination plant in the north of Gran Canaria Island: Wave resource, socioeconomic and environmental assessment Fernández Prieto, L., Rodríguez Rodríguez, G., Schallenberg Rodríguez, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Comparing offshore and onshore wind development considering acceptance costs Hevia-Koch, P., Jacobsen, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Evaluating the environmental impacts of recycling wind turbines Jensen, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Worldwide oil and gas platform decommissioning: A review of practices and reefing options Bull, A., Love, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Are auctions likely to deter community wind projects? And would this be problematic? Grashof, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
The contingent valuation study of the wind farm Búrfellslundur - Willingness to pay for preservation Einarsdóttir, S., Cook, D., Davíðsdóttir, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Wind energy farms’ impacts on environmental justice and human rights Ramírez, J. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
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
Scenario-Building for Marine Spatial Planning McGowan, L., Jay, S., Kidd, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Education and Training for Maritime Spatial Planners Calado, H., Fonseca, C., Ansong, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Challenges and Opportunities for Ecosystem-Based Management and Marine Spatial Planning in the Irish Sea O'Higgins, T., O'Higgins, L., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Socio-cultural Dimensions of Marine Spatial Planning McKinley, E., Acott, T., Stojanovic, T. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Linking Integrated Coastal Zone Management to Maritime Spatial Planning: The Mediterranean Experience Ramieri, E., Bocci, M., Markovic, M. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
The Need for Marine Spatial Planning in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Altvater, S., Fletcher, R., Passarello, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Taking Account of Land-Sea Interactions in Marine Spatial Planning Kidd, S., Jones, H., Jay, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Can Classical Location Theory Apply to Sea Space? Zaucha, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Towards a Ladder of Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning Participation Morf, A., Kull, M., Piwowarczyk, J. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Managing Risk Through Marine Spatial Planning Cormier, R., Kannen, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Maritime/Marine Spatial Planning at the Interface of Research and Practice Ehler, C., Zaucha, J., Gee, K. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Adding People to the Sea: Conceptualizing Social Sustainability in Maritime Spatial Planning Saunders, F., Gilek, M., Tafon, R. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Stakeholder Processes in Marine Spatial Planning: Ambitions and Realities from the European Atlantic Experience Twomey, S., O'Mahony, C. Book Chapter Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Evaluation of Marine Spatial Planning: Valuing the Process, Knowing the Impacts Varjopuro, R. Book Chapter Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
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 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
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
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
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
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
Site selection process for floating offshore wind farms in Madeira Islands Díaz, H., Fonseca, R., Soares, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning

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