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: 3862

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Perspectives on a way forward for ocean renewable energy in Australia Hemer, M., Manasseh, R., McInnes, K. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Interim Guidance on apportioning impacts from marine renewable developments to breeding seabird populations in SPAs Scottish Natural Heritage Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Property Value Impacts of Wind Turbines and the Influence of Attitudes toward Wind Energy Vyn, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Linking ecosystem services with epibenthic biodiversity change following installation of offshore wind farms Causon, P., Gill, A. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Wave energy exploitation in the Ionian Sea Hellenic coasts: spatial planning of potential wave power stations Kaldellis, J., Chrysikos, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Offshore Wind Farms as Potential Locations for Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis) Restoration in the Dutch North Sea Kamermans, P., Walles, B., Kraan, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Geospatial Model to Estimate Wind Energy Resource Potential in Remote Locations Narasimalu, S., Narasimhamurthy, R., Kannan, A. Conference Paper Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Fish and Fisheries ScotMER Receptor Group Scottish Government Webpage Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Ocean Literacy for Workforce Development in the Shipbuilding and Offshore Renewable Energy Sectors in Europe, in Support of the Blue Economy: The MATES Project Papathanasiou, M., Tuddenham, P., Bishop, K. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Assessing the Macro-Economic Benefit of Installing a Farm of Oscillating Water Columns in Scotland and Portugal Draycott, S., Szadkowska, I., Silva, M. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Ørsted Hornsea Project Four Limited Environmental Impact Assessment: Scoping Report Ørsted Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Midterm Evaluation WOZEP 2018 Mulder, S., van Mastrigt, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Vast and Boundless: The Dawn of Sustainable Energy from Marine Environments in Southeast Asia Ocean Pixel, Sim, J., Quirapas, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Floating offshore wind - Economic and ecological challenges of a TLP solution Kausche, M., Adam, F., Dahlhaus, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Valuing the visual impact of wind farms: A calculus method for synthesizing choice experiments studies Wen, C., Dallimer, M., Carver, S. Journal Article Wind Energy Visual Impacts, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Life cycle assessment of a wind farm repowering process Martínez, E., Latorre-Biel, J., Jiménez, E. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Modelling Offshore Wave farms for Coastal Process Impact Assessment: Waves, Beach Morphology, and Water Users Stokes, C., Conley, D. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Prospective energy security scenarios in Spain: The future role of renewable power generation technologies and climate change implications García-Gusano, D., Iribarren, D. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Sustainable Hydropower: Using Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Increase Local Adaptation Capacity in Brazil Garcia, K., Mollica, A., Ferreira de Matos, D. Book Chapter Riverine, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Double-Loop Learning in Adaptive Management: The Need, the Challenge, and the Opportunity Williams, B., Brown, E. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Guidelines for Managing Geotechnical Risks in Design–Build Projects Gransberg, D., Loulakis, M., Touran, A. Report Human Dimensions
Research and Data Needs Pacific Fishery Management Council Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network (ADEON): An Integrated System for Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological and Human Factors on the Outer Continental Shelf Miksis-Olds, J., Martin, B., Warren, J. Report Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Managing Environmental Effects to Facilitate Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Creating Regulatory Certainty: A Pathway to Success in Nova Scotia, Canada Farwell, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine renewable energy: opportunities and challenges for community development in coastal area of Indonesia Iswadi, A., Owen, A., Garniati, L. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Opposition "overblown"? Community response to wind energy siting in the Western United States Giordono, L., Boudet, H., Karmazina, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Energy droughts from variable renewable energy sources in European climates Raynaud, D., Hingray, B., François, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Riverine, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Spatial targeting, synergies and scale: Exploring the criteria of smart practices for siting renewable energy projects Frantal, B., Van der Horst, D., Martinat, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Contested wind energy: Discourses on energy impacts and their significance for energy justice in Fosen Otte, P., Rønningen, K., Moe, E. Book Chapter Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Life Cycle Assessment of a Buoy-Rope-Drum Wave Energy Converter Zhai, Q., Zhu, L., Lu, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Explaining regional acceptance of the German energy transition by including trust in stakeholders and perception of fairness as socio-institutional factors Golz, S., Wedderhoff, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Using ecological modelling in marine spatial planning to enhance ecosystem-based management Shabtay, A., Portman, M., Ofir, E. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Final Environmental Assessment LEEDCo Project Icebreaker Lake Erie, City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Parker, R., Kerwin, K., Kozlowski, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Towards sustainable implementation of maritime spatial planning in Europe: A peek into the potential of the Regional Sea Conventions playing a stronger role de Grunt, L., Calado, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From global to local: impact assessment and social implications related to wind energy projects in Oaxaca, Mexico Huesca-Pérez, M., Sheinbaum-Pardo, C., Köppel, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Populist resistance and alternative transitions: Indigenous ownership of energy infrastructure in Aotearoa New Zealand MacArthur, J., Matthewman, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Maritime Renewable Energy Markets: Power From the Sea Copping, A., LiVecchi, A., Spence, H. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
The influence of stakeholder groups in operation and maintenance services of offshore wind farms: Lesson from Denmark Ahsan, D., Pederson, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
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