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 Related to Human Dimensions

Total results: 3395
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Tethys: Knowledge Hub on the Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy and Wind Energy Copping, A., Whiting, J., Farr, H. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
Can tidal power technologies be considered fully green? Franco, V., Rueda-Bayona, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Evaluation of offshore wind energy diffusion in long-term scenarios in the Colombian Caribbean Valencia, M., Arango-Aramburo, S., Osorio, A. Presentation Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
PRIMRE – Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Weers, J., Castillo, C. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Feasibility of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Development for U.S. Islands Copping, A., Farr, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, OTEC Chemicals, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Obstacles in the Path to New Clean Technologies: An Examination of Challenges for In-stream Tidal Energy Development in Canada’s Bay of Fundy Chandler, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Update on Ocean Energy Systems-Environmental (OES-E) Copping, A., Garavelli, L., Hemery, L. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Follow-up fishery survey in the Hywind Tampen offshore wind power field during construction and early operation Tenningen, M, McQueen, K., Mørk, H. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Fish, Demersal Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
A synthesis of socioeconomic and sociocultural indicators for assessing the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fishery participants and fishing communities Willis-Norton, E., Mangin, T., Schroeder, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Displacement Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
NextWind: Advancing Wind Energy Technology Using Real-Time Monitoring Systems in a Digital Twin Application Siddiqi, K., Kramer, S., Schneider, S. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle carbon footprint accounting of an offshore wind farm in Southeast China—Simplified models and carbon benchmarks for typhoons Sun, Z., You, X. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
Avian Monitoring with CCTV Cameras on Floating Wind Turbines Spoor, Equinor Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Noise Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Environmental impacts of carbon fiber production and decarbonization performance in wind turbine blades Zhang, S., Gan, J., Lv, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Developing expert scientific consensus on the environmental and societal effects of marine artificial structures prior to decommissioning Knights, A., Lemasson, A., Firth, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A systematic methodology to assess local economic impacts of ocean renewable energy projects: Application to a tidal energy farm Bianchi, M., Fernandez, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Supporting National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Energy Development Related to Electromagnetic Frequencies from Buried Transmission Cables Middleton, P., Barnhart, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind EMF Fish, Invertebrates, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions
Bilan annuel 2023 des études environnementales sur le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire Parc eolien en mer de St Nazaire Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Floating Offshore Wind and Colocation and Coexistence Risks and Opportunities Whaley, C., Greig, C., Eatough, L. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Assessing Social and Economic Effects of Marine Energy: Tools and Recommendations Freeman, M., Rose, D., Kaplan, M. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Carbon footprint and energy life cycle assessment of wind energy industry in Libya Nassar, Y., El-Khozondar, H., El-Osta, W. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
To what extent can decommissioning options for marine artificial structures move us toward environmental targets? Knights, A., Lemasson, A., Firth, L. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Mapping the planet’s critical areas for biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people Neugarten, R., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Sharp, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Using fisheries-dependent data to investigate landings of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) within an offshore wind farm Thatcher, H., Stamp, T., Moore, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Marine Energy Site Selection: A Case Study Comparison between Puerto Rico and Hawaii Hall, S. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: Current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea Bonsu, P., Letschert, J., Yates, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Stakeholder insights into embedding marine net gain for offshore wind farm planning and delivery Edwards-Jones, A., Watson, S.C.L., Szostek, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Spatial multicriteria framework for sustainable wind-farm planning: Accounting for conflicts Kandy, D., Mörtberg, U., Wretling, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Norwegian offshore wind power—Spatial planning using multi-criteria decision analysis Solbrekke, I. M., Sorteberg, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The effect of offshore wind farms on the variation of the phytoplankton population Kordan, M., Yakan, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Monetized (socio-)environmental handprint and footprint of an offshore windfarm in the Belgian Continental Shelf: An assessment of local, regional and global impacts De Luca Pena, L., Taelman, S. E., Bas, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Balancing power production and coastal protection: A bi-objective analysis of Wave Energy Converters Battisti, B., Giorgi, G., Fernández, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Conditions for just offshore wind energy: Addressing the societal challenges of the North Sea wind industry Skjølsvold, T., Heidenreich, S., Henriksen, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Do concerns about wind farms blow over with time? Residents’ acceptance over phases of project development and proximity le Maitre, J., Ryan, G., Power, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
DMEC Market Report 2023/2024: Innovative Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies in DMEC's Portfolio Dutch Marine Energy Centre Report Marine Energy, OTEC, Salinity Gradient, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Fine-scale collision risk mapping and validation with long-term mortality data reveal current and future wind energy development impact on sensitive species Morant, J., Arrondo, E., Zapata, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Collision Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Engaging the Regulatory Community to Aid Environmental Consenting/Permitting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy Rose, D., Freeman, M., Copping, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Environmental and Social Acceptance module: reducing global and local environmental impacts for Ocean Energy Projects Araignous, E., Safi, G., Kervella, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Predicting commercial wind farm site suitability in the conterminous United States using a logistic regression model Wimhurst, J., Greene, J., Koch, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Ecosystem indicators: predicting population responses to combined climate and anthropogenic changes in shallow seas Trifonova, N., Scott, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
A paradigm for understanding whole ecosystem effects of offshore wind farms in shelf seas Isaksson, N., Scott, B., Hunt, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
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