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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
The effects of temporary exclusion of activity due to wind farm construction on a lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery suggests a potential management approach Roach, M., Cohen, M., Forster, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Methods and utility of ecosystem service trade-off analysis for guiding marine planning of offshore energy Stevens, J., Lester, S., White, C. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Co-locating offshore wind farms and marine protected areas Ashley, M., Austen, M., Rodwell, L. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Meaningful stakeholder participation in marine spatial planning with offshore energy Yates, K. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Tracing regime shifts in the provision of coastal-marine cultural ecosystem services Gee, K., Burkhard, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Challenges and opportunities for governance in marine spatial planning Greenhill, L. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Developing offshore wind farm siting criteria by using an international Delphi method Ho, L., Lie, T., Leong, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Human dimensions of marine hydrokinetic energies: Current knowledge and research gaps Ruano-Chamorro, C., Castilla, J., Gelcich, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Assessing cumulative socio-ecological impacts of offshore wind farm development in the Bay of Seine (English Channel) Raoux, A., Dambacher, J., Pezy, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Offshore wind energy resource assessment under techno-economic and social-ecological constraints Magar, V., Gross, M., González-García, L. Journal Article Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Mapping offshore renewable energy governance Guerra, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning
Large-scale Water-related Innovative Renewable Energy Projects and the Habitats and Birds Directives: Legal Issues and Solutions van Hees, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Do tidal stream energy projects offer more value than offshore wind farms? A case study in the United Kingdom Lamy, J., Azevedo, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Capturing expert uncertainty in spatial cumulative impact assessments Jones, A., Doubleday, Z., Prowse, T. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
New Governance Challenges and Conflicts of the Energy Transition: Renewable Electricity Generation and Transmission as Contested Socio-technical Options Reusswig, F., Komendantova, N., Battaglini, A. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
A risk-based approach to cumulative effect assessments for marine management Stelzenmüller, V., Coll, M., Mazaris, A. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Draft Guidance Regarding the Use of a Project Design Envelope in a Construction and Operations Plan Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Sustainable use of marine resources through offshore wind and mussel farm co-location Di Tullio, G., Mariani, P., Benassai, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
At the Heart of a Sustainable Energy Transition: The Public Acceptability of Energy Projects Perlaviciute, G., Schuitema, G., Devine-Wright, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 - Meeting the sustainable development goals Food and Agriculture Organization Report Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Predicting the visual impact of onshore wind farms via landscape indices: A method for objectivizing planning and decision processes Sklenicka, P., Zouhar, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
The State of Knowledge for Environmental Effects: Driving Consenting/Permitting for the Marine Renewable Energy Industry Copping, A. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions
Consenting ocean energy projects: issues, challenges and opportunities O'Hagen, A., Wright, G. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited Environmental Impact Assessment Report Moray Offshore Windfarm Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Public receptiveness of vertical axis wind turbines Hui, I., Cain, B., Dabiri, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
The mechanics of blue growth: Management of oceanic natural resource use with multiple, interacting sectors Klinger, D., Eikeset, A., Davíðsdóttir, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Advancing Energy Policy: Lessons on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities Foulds, C., Robison, R. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Offshore wind zoning in China: Method and experience Ou, L., Xu, W., Yue, Q. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Bird Killer, Industrial Intruder or Clean Energy? Perceiving Risks to Ecosystem Services Due to an Offshore Wind Farm Klain, S., Satterfield, T., Sinner, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Assessing and Managing Effect Spheres of Influence Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
RECON: Reef effect structures in the North Sea, islands or connections? Summary Report Coolen, J., van der Weide, B., Cuperus, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Ensuring the sustainable development of ocean energy technologies through environmental assessment laws and policies Wright, G., Willsteed, E., O'Hagan, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Governance of the clean energy sector in Kazakhstan: impediments to investment Koulouri, A., Mouraviev, N. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Co-production in distributed generation: renewable energy and creating space for fitting infrastructure within landscapes Wolsink, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Visual Impacts
The potential of marine energy technologies in the UK- Evaluation from a systems perspective Zeyringer, M., Fais, B., Keppo, I. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Public estimates of support for offshore wind energy: False consensus, pluralistic ignorance, and partisan effects Sokoloski, R., Markowitz, E., Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Energías renovables: Escenario actual y perspectivas futuras Montecinos, S., Carvajal, D. Book Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies Wright, G., Kerr, S., Johnson, K. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Seal monitoring and evaluation for the Gemini offshore windfarm: Tconstruction - 2015 report Brasseur, S., Kirkwood, R., Aarts, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Still Spinning: A Look at the Federal Legal Landscape of Offshore Wind Energy in the United States Jared, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy

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