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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
Ocean Energy Systems Annual Report 2015 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Regulatory Framework for Design, Construction and Operation of Floating Wind Turbine Platforms Aubault, A., Roddier, D., Banister, K. Conference Paper Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Mexican energy reform, climate change, and energy justice in indigenous communities Baker, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Technological solutions to reduce the environmental impacts of wind-energy systems Megavind Report Wind Energy Collision, Displacement, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Collaborative Fisheries Planning for Virginia's Offshore Wind Energy Area Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Brims Tidal Array Environmental Statement OpenHydro, SSE Renewables Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Current tidal power technologies and their suitability for applications in coastal and marine areas Roberts, A., Thomas, B., Sewell, P. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Three-Frequency Colour Sidescan Sonar System for Monitoring the Seabed at Marine Renewable Energy Installations Tamsett, D., McIlvenny, J., Baxter, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Ground-Level Climate at a Peatland Wind Farm in Scotland is Affected by Wind Turbine Operation Armstrong, A., Burton, R., Lee, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Potential use of marinas as nursery grounds by rocky fishes: insights from four Diplodus species in the Mediterranean Bouchoucha, M. Journal Article Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions
The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas Stuiver, M., Soma, K., Koundouri, P. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
An Indicator to Objectively Quantify the Visual Impact of an Offshore Wind Farm Gonzalez-Rodriguez, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 200 MW Wind Project at Village Aspari, District Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Voyants Solutions Private Limited Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Local acceptance by people with unvoiced opinions living close to a wind farm: A case study from Japan Motosu, M., Maruyama, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
What Drives Attitudes towards Marine Renewable Energy Development in Island Communities in the UK? de Groot, J., Bailey, I. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
A Conceptual Model to Determine Vulnerability of Wildlife Populations to Offshore Wind Energy Development Goodale, M., Stenhouse, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Practices and rationales of community engagement with wind farms: awareness raising, consultation, empowerm Aitken, M., Haggett, C., Rudolph, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Quantifying Benthic Secondary Productivity on Artificial Structures: Maximising the Benefit of Marine Renewable Energy Devices Rouse, S. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 6: Wider Domain and SubDomains Integration Wolf, J., Stuiver, C., Price, D. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 3: St Magnus Bay Sub-Domain Price, D., Stuiver, C., Johnson, H. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 4: East Coast of Lewis and Harris Sub-Domain Price, D., Stuiver, C., Johnson, H. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 5: Wider Loch Linnhe Sub-Domain Price, D., Stuiver, C., Johnson, H. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 2: Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Sub-Domain Price, D., Stuiver, C., Johnson, H. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
The Scottish Shelf Model. Part 1: Shelf-Wide Domain Wolf, J., Yates, N., Brereton, A. Report Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 3 (OESEA3) UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind-energy Development Causes Social Impacts in Coastal Ceará state, Brazil: The Case of the Xavier Community Gorayeb, A., Mendes, J., Meireles, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Regulating wave and tidal energy: An industry perspective on the Scottish marine governance framework Wright, G. Journal Article Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Exposure-response relationship of wind turbine noise with self-reported symptoms of sleep and health problems: A nationwide socioacoustic survey in Japan Kageyama, T., Yano, T., Kuwano, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
Coastal Impact of Onshore Wind Farms in Australia Harvey, N., Dew, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions
Assessing the Impact of Small-Scale Wind Energy Proposals on the Natural Heritage Scottish Natural Heritage Report Wind Energy Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Community perceptions of renewable energies in Portugal: Impacts on environment, landscape and local development Delicado, A., Figueiredo, E., Silva, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Environmental Statement and Appendices Atkins Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) US Coast Guard Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Navigation
The Environment Effects of Ocean Energy Development & Its Management Countermeasures in China Ling, O. Presentation Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
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
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
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

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