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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
Data Transferability and Collection Consistency in Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Gorton, A., Freeman, M. Report Marine Energy 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
Creating Regulatory Certainty: A Pathway to Success in Nova Scotia, Canada Farwell, S. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Managing Environmental Effects to Facilitate Marine Renewable Energy Development Copping, A., Freeman, M., Gorton, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
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
Sustainable energy transformations in an age of populism, post-truth politics, and local resistance Fraune, C., Knodt, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Ensuring Co-benefits for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Smith, R., Guevara, O., Wenzel, L. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Biodiversity Issues Should Be Better Taken into Account in the Energy Transition Hallosserie, A., Soubelet, H., Leriche, H. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Shaping Blue Growth: Social Sciences at the Nexus Between Marine Renewables and Energy Policy Kerr, S., Watts, L., Brennan, R. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Analysing the potentials and effects of multi-use between tidal energy development and environmental protection and monitoring: A case study of the inner sound of the Pentland Firth Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Modeling golden eagle‐vehicle collisions to design mitigation strategies Lonsdorf, E., Sanders-Reed, C., Boal, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The Proposed Impact Assessment System Government of Canada Report Human Dimensions
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation - A Review by the Canadian Wind Energy Association Barnes, R., Hill, M., Peters, K. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The Effect of a Wave Energy Farm Protecting an Aquaculture Installation Silva, D., Rusu, E., Soares, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Worldviews as predictors of wind and solar energy support in Austria: Bridging social acceptance and risk perception research Sposato, R., Hampl, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Utilizing Wave Power as Green Energy for Remote BC Communities Fischer, E. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Just transition: Integrating climate, energy and environmental justice McCauley, D., Heffron, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Lessons learned in marine governance: Case studies of marine spatial planning practice in the U.S. Smythe, T., McCann, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Renewables: Linking Concepts for Implementation. A Case Study from Scotland MacDonald, A. Thesis Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A call for a blue degrowth: Unravelling the European Union's fisheries and maritime policies Hadjimichael, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The legislative regime for environment assessment and approval of offshore wind energy developments in England and Wales Wawryk, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Improving the coexistence of offshore wind farms and shipping: an international comparison of navigational risk assessment processes Mehdi, R., Schröder-Hinrichs, J., van Overloop, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Navigation
Environmental and Social Data Sheet: Mermaid and Seastar Offshore Wind Farm European Investment Bank Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Mapping the Wind Energy Potential of Sweden: A Sociotechnical Wind Atlas Enevoldsen, P., Permien, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
The social dynamics of turbine tourism and recreation: Introducing a mixed-method approach to the study of the first U.S. offshore wind farm Smith, H., Smythe, T., Moore, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Imbalances in interaction for transboundary marine spatial planning: Insights from the Baltic Sea Region Janßen, H., Varjopuro, R., Luttmann, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions

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