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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: Environmental Impact Assessment, 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: 4204

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
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
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
How does the cumulative impacts approach support Maritime Spatial Planning? Fernandes, M., Esteves, T., Oliveira, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Rapid land use change by coastal wind farm development: Australian policies, politics and planning Harvey, N., Dew, R., Hender, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Siting and Designing Wind Farms in the Landscape - Version 3 Scottish Natural Heritage Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
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
Non-Financial and Non-Technical Barriers to the Development of the Ocean Energy Sector in Ireland Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
New England Aqua Ventus I - Proposed Project Description and Modification 001 US Department of Energy (DOE) Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Visual Representation of Wind Farms - Version 2.2 Scottish Natural Heritage Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Impact of Climate Change on Wave Energy Resource: The Case of Menorca (Spain) Sierra, J., Casas-Prat, M., Campins, E. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
An indicator-based adaptive management framework and its development for data-limited fisheries in Belize McDonald, G., Harford, B., Arrivillaga, A. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects Matrix for Evaluating Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on U.S. Atlantic Coastal Habitats Latham, P., Fiore, W., Bauman, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
An ecosystem-based approach to marine risk assessment Holsman, K., Samhouri, J., Cook, G. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Potential of 100 kW of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in Karangkelong, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia Negara, R., Koto, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Human Dimensions
Appendix I Aquatic Ecological Resource Characterization and Impact Assessment LimnoTech Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Framing Wind Energy: Strategic Communication Influences on Journalistic Coverage Zukas, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Integration of wave energy and other marine renewable energy sources with the needs of coastal societies Manasseh, R., Sannasiraj, S., McInnes, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, OTEC, Fixed Offshore Wind, Ocean Current, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Preparing for offshore renewable energy development in the Mediterranean Bray, L. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Habitat Change Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Life cycle assessment of small-scale horizontal axis wind turbines in Taiwan Wang, W., Teah, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Environmental Statement DP Energy Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
EcoWatt2050 Project Summary Side, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Guidelines for Consideration of Bats in Environmental Impact Assessment of Wind Farms in Brazil: A Collaborative Governance Experience from Rio Grande Do Sul State Bernard, E., Pereira, M., Barros, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Bats, Human Dimensions
Stakeholder empowerment through participatory planning practices: The case of electricity transmission lines in France and Norway Späth, L., Scolobig, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
The Health and Environmental Benefits of Wind and Solar Energy in the United States, 2007-2015 Millstein, D., Wiser, R., Bolinger, M. Presentation Wind Energy Chemicals Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
From Social 'Acceptance' to Social 'Acceptability' of Wind Energy Projects: Towards a Territorial Perspective Fournis, Y., Fotrin, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Socio-Economic Impact of Outer Continental Shelf Wind Energy Development on Fisheries in the US Atlantic: Volume II - Appendices Kirkpatrick, A., Benjamin, S., DePiper, G. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The ecosystem approach and the precautionary principle Morgera, E. Book Chapter Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Wind Energy Scenarios for the Simulation of the German Power System Until 2050: The Effect of Social and Ecological Factors Christ, M., Soethe, M., Degel, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Blueprint for the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Tidal Energy Scenario Analysis: Holistic Stakeholder Considerations for Sustainable Development McTiernan, K. Thesis Tidal, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Draft Phase 1 Project-specific Environmental Monitoring Programme (PEMP): Report to Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Powering the Future Impact Report 2016/17 Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
A transformational paradigm for marine renewable energy development Graziano, M., Billing, S., Kenter, J. Journal Article Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Reducing Wind Curtailment through Transmission Expansion in a Wind Vision Future Jorgenson, J., Mai, T., Brinkman, G. Report Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The influence of high-voltage power lines on the feelings evoked by different Swiss surroundings Lienert, P., Sütterlin, B., Siegrist, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Assessment of Blue Carbon Resources in Scotland's Inshore Marine Protected Area Network Burrows, M., Hughes, D., Austin, W. Report Human Dimensions

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