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

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: 3813

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
The Port Fairy Pilot Wave Energy Project Environmental Management Plan BioPower Systems Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Cooperative Participatory Evaluation of Renewable Technologies on Ecosystem Services (CORPORATES) Scott, B., Irvine, K., Byg, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement Appendix C: Navigation Risk Assessment Anatec Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Navigation
From NIMBY to Acceptance: Toward a Novel Framework - VESPA - For Organizing and Interpreting Community Concerns Petrova, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Underwater Noise Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment Farcas, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Public Opinion and the Environmental, Economic and Aesthetic Impacts of Offshore Wind Bush, D., Hoagland, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Funding the Development of the Ocean Energy Industry in Ireland Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Input-Output Life Cycle Environmental Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Utility Scale Wind Energy in the United States Kumar, I., Tyner, W., Sinha, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy Test Site Foreshore Lease Application Environmental Report The Marine Institute Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Movements of grey seal that haul out on the UK coast of the southern North Sea Russell, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Lessons learned from Ontario wind energy disputes Fast, S., Mabee, W., Baxter, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Restoring fish ecological quality in estuaries: Implication of interactive and cumulative effects among anthropogenic stressors Teichert, N., Borja, A., Chust, G. Journal Article Physical Environment, Water Quality, Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impacts of Balancing Offshore Wind Power with Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Bouman, E., Øberg, M., Hertwich, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Social implications of siting wind energy in a disadvantaged region–The case of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico Huesca-Pérez, M., Sheinbaum-Pardo, C., Köppel, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Building confidence in projections of the responses of living marine resources to climate change Cheung, W., Frölicher, T., Asch, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Beauty in motion: Expectations, attitudes, and values of wind energy development in the rural U.S Fergen, J., Jacquet, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Learning from Early Commercial Tidal Energy Projects in the Puget Sound, Washington and the Pentland Firth, Scotland McMillin, N. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Data to Decision in a Dynamic Ocean: Robust Species Distribution Models and Spatial Decision Frameworks Halpin, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan 2008-2015: From Inception through Implementation Smythe, T., Andrescavage, N., Fox, C. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Developing Sound Exposure Criteria for Fishes Hawkins, A., Popper, A. Book Chapter Marine Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions
Fulfilling EU Laws to Ensure Marine Mammal Protection During Marine Renewable Construction Operations in Scotland Dolman, S., Green, M., Gregerson, S. Book Chapter Marine Energy Noise Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Guía para el monitoreo de aves y murciélagos en Parques Eólicos Direccion Nacional de Medio Ambiente de Uruguay, Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente de Uruguay Guidance Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Methodology for Multi-Criteria Design of Multi-Use Offshore Platforms for Marine Renewable Energy Harvesting Zanuttigh, B., Angelelli, E., Kortenhaus, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Energy justice: A conceptual review Jenkins, K., McCauley, D., Heffron, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Establishing a legal research agenda for ocean energy Wright, G., O'Hagan, A., Groot, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Mexican Energy Reform, Climate Change, and Energy Justice in Indigenous Communities Baker, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Assessing cumulative visual impacts in coastal areas of the Baltic Sea Depellegrin, D. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Offshore Wind Farm Site Selection Study around Jeju Island, South Korea Kim, T., Park, J., Maeng, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Determining the Infrastructure Needs to Support Offshore Floating Wind and Marine Hydrokinetic Facilities on the Pacific West Coast and Hawaii Porter, A., Phillips, S. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
The Social Acceptance of Wind Energy: Where We Stand and the Path Ahead Ellis, G., Ferraro, G. Report Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Exploring the winners and losers of marine environmental governance Flannery, W., Ellis, G., Nursery-Bray, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Decision Support Model on Environmental Impact and Economic Evaluation for Marine Renewable Energy – Case Study on Penghu Archipelago Chang, Y.-C. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Habitat Change Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Utilizing geological and geotechnical parameters to constrain optimal siting of Mid-Atlantic Bight offshore wind projects Ponte, A. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental impacts of offshore wind farms in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Environmental impact monitoring reloaded Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Examining the Social Acceptance of Wind Energy: Practical Guidelines for Onshore Wind Project Development in France Enevoldsen, P., Sovacool, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Scotland's Offshore Potential: Seizing the economic and employment opportunities from innovation in our offshore wind industry ORE Catapult Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Environmental aspects and economics of salinity gradient power (SGP) processes Papapetrou, M., Kumpavat, K. Book Chapter Salinity Gradient, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Maryland Collaborative Archaeological Survey Carrier, B., Hoffman, W., Hoyt, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Capturing Energy from the Motion of the Ocean in a Crowded Sea Plummer, M., Feist, B. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Multiple and cumulative impacts on the GBR: assessment of current status and development of improved approaches for management Uthicke, S., Fabricius, K., De’ath, G. Report Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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