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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
Transboundary marine spatial planning: a reflexive marine governance experiment? van Tatenhove, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental justice along product life cycles: importance, renewable energy examples and policy complexities Hoffman, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Storm effects on intertidal invertebrates: increased beta diversity of few individuals and species Corte, G., Schlacher, T., Checon, H. Journal Article Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
Wind Turbines and Landscape van Grieken, M., Dower, B. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Wind Turbines for the Power Supply for Offshore Fish Farms: A Case Study for the Norwegian West Coast Justad, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Evaluating 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
Analytical Framework (AF) – Analysing Multi-Use (MU) in the European Sea Basins Zaucha, J., Bocci, M., Depellegrin, D. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
From consultation to collaboration: A participatory framework for positive community engagement with wind energy projects in Ontario, Canada Jami, A., Walsh, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Interacciones entre la Fauna Silvestre y la Energía Eólica en Argentina: Conocimiento Científico y Prioridades para el Futuro Palmer, R., Pettraci, P.F., Gordon, C. Report Land-Based Wind Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association v. Nova Scotia Minister of Environment Robertson, J. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Socio-economic benefits assessment of the Celtic Seas Partnership co-existence guidelines NEF Consulting Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Assessing larval connectivity for marine spatial planning in the Adriatic Bray, L., Kassis, D., Hall-Spencer, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
A Well-Being Framework for Impact Evaluation: The Case of the UK Offshore Wind Industry Hattam, C., Hooper, T., Papathanasopoulou, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Recreational Use of Offshore Wind Farms: Experiences and Opinions of Sea Anglers in the UK Hooper, T., Hattam, C., Austen, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Seismic survey noise disrupted fish use of a temperate reef Paxton, A., Taylor, C., Nowacek, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Environmental Legal Framework for the Development of Blue Energy in Europe Pérez, E. Book Chapter Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Development of a Video Trawl Survey System for New England Groundfish DeCelles, G., Keiley, E., Lowery, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Visual Impacts
Community benefits from offshore renewables: The relationship between different understandings of impact, community, and benefit Rudolph, D., Haggett, C., Aitken, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Annual Report 2016 Dumon, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Use of Small Wind Turbines in Isolated Areas Social Impact Chilan, J., Pérez, A., Gamez, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Section 36 consent Decision Letter and Conditions Marine Scotland Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Interim Report of the Working Group on Marine Benthal and Renewable Energy Developments (WGMBRED) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions
Cautions on using the Before-After-Control-Impact design in environmental effects monitoring programs Smokorowski, K., Randall, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Improving Efficiencies of National Environmental Policy Act Documentation for Offshore Wind Facilities - Case Studies Report English, P., Mason, T., Backstrom, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Pacific Region Marine Renewables Environmental Regulatory Workshop Report Copping, A., Kramer, S., Sather, N. Workshop Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Assessment and management of cumulative impacts in California's network of marine protected areas Mach, M., Wedding, L., Reiter, S. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Picking the Right Spot: Offshore Wind Energy Forbes, M., Costa, B., Kendall, M. Podcast Wind Energy Birds, Demersal Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report Royal Haskoning Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
An Assessment of the Economic Potential of Offshore Wind in the United States from 2015 to 2030 Beiter, P., Musial, W., Kilcher, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle assessment and net energy analysis of offshore wind power systems Huang, Y., Gan, X., Chiueh, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
A New Model for Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Renewable Energy Systems: The Case of Wind Turbines Savino, M., Manzini, R., Selva, V. Journal Article Wind Energy Physical Environment, Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Characterization of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from wind electricity generation systems Kadiyala, A., Kommalapati, R., Huque, Z. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Offshore Wind Energy: Good Practice in Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Compensation Lüdeke, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Spoiled darkness? Sense of place and annoyance over obstruction lights from the world’s largest wind turbine test centre in Denmark Rudolph, D., Kirkegaard, J., Lyhne, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Lighting Visual Impacts, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Maritime Route Delineation using AIS Data from the Atlantic Coast of the US Breithaupt, S., Copping, A., Tagestad, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Navigation, Human Dimensions
Environmental Impact Assessment Consent Decision - West Islay Tidal Energy Park Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Evopod ¼-Scale Tidal Energy Converter: Decommisioning Programme - Sanda Sound, Kintyre, Scotland Ocean Flow Energy Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Testing spatial avoidance and behavioural changes in European seabass in a floating pen in response to sounds from the FaunaGuard-Fish Module (FG-FM) Hubert, J., Slabbekoorn, H., Neo, E. Report Wind Energy Avoidance, Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Predicting lethal entanglements as a consequence of drag from fishing gear van der Hoop, J., Corkeron, P., Henry, A. Journal Article Entanglement Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Stakeholder Outcomes in a Wind Turbine Investment; Is the Irish Energy Policy Effective in Reducing GHG Emissions by Promoting Small-Scale Embedded Turbines in SME's? Kealy, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions

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