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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
Advancing Energy Policy: Lessons on the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities Foulds, C., Robison, R. Book Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes Volume I: Project Framework Ball, D., Clayburn, R., Cordero, R. Report Human Dimensions
Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes Volume II: Tribal Case Studies Ball, D., Clayburn, R., Cordero, R. Report Human Dimensions
Hywind Scotland Pilot Park Project Plan for Construction Activities 2017 Statoil Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Lobster Catchability Study Report Nexus Coastal Resource Management Report Marine Energy, Tidal Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
(Not) talking about justice: justice self-recognition and the integration of energy and environmental-social justice into renewable energy siting Bailey, I., Darkal, H. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Place attachment and marine recreationists' attitudes toward offshore wind energy development Brownlee, M., Hallo, J., Jodice, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas Guida, V., Drohan, A., Welch, H. Report Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
When tourists meet transmission lines: The effects of electric transmission lines on tourism in Iceland Stefánsson, P., Sæþórsdóttir, A., Hall, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer and Fall 2016 Semi-Annual Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms Babarit, A., Bull, D., Dykes, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Assessing potential impacts of energized submarine power cables on crab harvests Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Regional industrial policy in the wind energy sector: The case of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Adami, V., Junior, J., Sellitto, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Will Communities "Open-Up" to Offshore Wind? Lessons Learned from New England Islands in the United States Klain, S., Satterfield, T., MacDonald, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Multi-criteria decision-making on assessment of proposed tidal barrage schemes in terms of environmental impacts Wu, Y., Xu, C., Ke, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Ecosystem Approach of Marine Renewable Energy: Study of the Effects on the Food Web of the Construction of the Wind Farm off Courseulles-sur-Mer and the Cumulative Impact Raoux, A. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Offshore wind farm in marine spatial planning and the stakeholders engagement: Opportunities and challenges for Taiwan Zhang, Y., Zhang, C., Chang, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Assessment of a multi-use offshore platform: Combining wind and wave energy production Elginoz, N., Bas, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Assessing cumulative human activities, pressures, and impacts on North Sea benthic habitats using a biological traits approach Kenny, A., Jenkins, C., Wood, D. Journal Article Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Public Participation in Wind Energy Projects Located in Germany: Which Form of Participation is the Key to Acceptance? Langer, K., Decker, T., Menrad, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Wind Power and Externalities Zerrahn, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Local and socio-political acceptance of wind farms in Germany Sonnenberg, M., Ruddat, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The Development of a Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Promotion of Offshore Wind Power Gao, A., Fan, C. Book Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan: Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Study Ecology and Environment, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan: Fish and Fisheries Study Ecology and Environment, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast Bates, E., Gianou, K., Hennessey, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Comparative assessment of the environmental impacts of nuclear, wind and hydro-electric power plants in Ontario: A life cycle assessment Siddiqui, O., Dincer, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Method to Estimate the Visual Impact of an Offshore Wind Farm Maslov, N., Claramunt, C., Wang, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
The UN's new sustainable development agenda and renewable energy: the challenge to reach SDG7 while achieving energy justice Calzadilla, P., Mauger, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Patterns of acceptance and non-acceptance within energy landscapes: A case study on wind energy expansion in Austria Scherhaufer, P., Holtinger, S., Salak, B. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area Carrier, B., DeLong, N., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Northeast Offshore Wind Regional Market Characterization: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind Grace, R., Shoesmith, J., Donovan, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
An Interactive Planning Support Tool for Addressing Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects in The Netherlands Flacke, J., de Boer, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind BVG Associates Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
An Integrated Assessment Framework of Offshore Wind Power Projects Applying Equator Principles and Social Life Cycle Assessment Tseng, Y., Lee, Y., Liao, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
From Scotland to New Scotland: Constructing a Sectoral Marine Plan for Tidal Energy for Nova Scotia Sangiuliano, S., Mastrantonis, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Short Science Summary: Permitting/Consenting Case Studies OES-Environmental Summary Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Field testing the efficiency of the FaunaGuard Porpoise Module (FG-PM) in the Marsdiep area Geelhoed, S., von Asmuth, R., Al Abbar, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Avoidance, Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment

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