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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
Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives Soukissian, T., Denaxa, D., Karathanasi, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Flat and complex temperate reefs provide similar support for fish Paxton, A., Pickering, E., Adler, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions
Ocean Beliefs and Support for an Offshore Wind Energy Project Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Mechanisms and risk of cumulative impacts to coastal ecosystem services: An expert elicitation approach Singh, G., Sinner, J., Ellis, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Phase-resolving wave modeling for the wave characterization of coastal and nearshore Marine Renewable Energy sites Varing, A., Filipot, J-F., Roeber, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Towards energy landscapes – “Pathfinder for sustainable wind power locations” Eichhorn, M., Tafarte, P., Thran, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Community Energy and Emissions Planning for Tidal Current Turbines: A Case Study of the Municipalities of the Southern Gulf Islands Region, British Columbia Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Spatiotemporal variability of marine renewable energy resources in Norway Varlas, G., Christakos, K. , Cheliotis, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for Shobak 45 mW Wind Power Project in Ma'an El-Moghrabi, L., Masri, I. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The near-wake of horizontal axis turbines in a storm surge barrier Verbeek, M., Labeur, R., Uijttewaal, W. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
An Examination of Marketplace Support Options for Marine Renewable Energy Development with Particular Reference to Experience of Nova Scotia, Canada Cameron, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Demonstration of a Socio-economic Cost of Energy Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter Array Crooks, D., de Andres, A., Medina-López, E. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The climate and air-quality benefits of wind and solar power in the United States Millstein, D., Wiser, R., Bolinger, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Renewable, ethical? Assessing the energy justice potential of renewable electricity Banerjee, A., Prehoda, E., Sidortsov, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Energy and Carbon Footprint of Offshore Wind Energy: Comparison With Onshore Counterpart Kaldellis, J., Apostolou, D. Journal Article Wind Energy Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Tourist Viewshed Externalities and Wind Energy Production Fooks, J., Messer, K., Duke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Legal System for the Development of Marine Renewable Energy in China Chang, Y., Wang, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Critical challenges and capacity building needs for renewable energy deployment in Pacific Small Island Developing States (Pacific SIDS) Lucas, H., Talab, I., Marschel, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
A turbine is not only a turbine: The role of social context and fairness characteristics for the local acceptance of wind power Liebe, U., Bartczak, A., Meyerhoff, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
The Amenity Costs of Offshore Windfarms: Evidence from a Choice Experiment Lutzeyer, S., Phaneuf, D., Taylor, L. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Revisiting Approaches to Marine Spatial Planning: Perspectives on and Implications for the United States Bates, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Implementing marine ecosystem-based management: lessons from Australia Smith, D., Fulton, E., Apfel, P. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Procedural justice in Canadian wind energy development: A comparison of community-based and technocratic siting processes Walker, C., Baxter, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
The impact of offshore wind farms on beach recreation demand: Policy intake from an economic study on the Catalan coast Voltaire, L., Loureiro, M., Knudsen, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Ocean Wave Energy in the United States: Current Status and Future Perspectives Lehmann, M., Karimpour, F., Goudey, C. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Changing Tides: Acceptability, Support, and Perceptions of Tidal Energy in the United States Dreyer, S., Polis, H., Jenkins, L. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Informe Ambiental Resumen: Parque Eólico Florida CSI Ingenieros Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Energy, Economic and Environmental Impact of Wind Power in Malaysia Faizal, M., Chelvan, R., Amirah, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Social licence in the marine sector: A review of understanding and application Kelly, R., Pecl, G., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
The Muillean Gaoithe and the Melin Wynt: Cultural sustainability and community owned wind energy schemes in Gaelic and Welsh speaking communities in the United Kingdom Haf, S., Parkhill, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in a wind energy development area offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Stone, K., Leiter, S., Kenney, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning
Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges Villéger, S., Brosse, S., Mouchet, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions
Risk analysis of maintenance ship collisions with offshore wind turbines Presencia, C., Shafiee, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Navigation, Human Dimensions
Public Willingness to Pay and Policy Preferences for Tidal Energy Research and Development: A Study of Households in Washington State Polis, H., Dreyer, S., Jenkins, L. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Legal Considerations on OTEC Deployment in Malaysia Rani, M., Yusof, M., Mahdzir, A. Report Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Confronting the Financing Impasse: Risk Management through Internationally Staged Investments in Tidal Energy Development MacDougall, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Towards building a multi perspective policy development framework for transition into renewable energy Abotah, R., Daim, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Understanding community benefit payments from renewable energy development Kerr, S., Johnson, K., Weir, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Cumulative Impact Assessment of Tidal Stream Energy Extraction in the Irish Sea Haverson, D., Bacon, J., Smith, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Transboundary marine spatial planning: a reflexive marine governance experiment? van Tatenhove, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning

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