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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
Economic Impact from Large-Scale Deployment of Offshore Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology in Oregon Coastal Counties Jimenez, T., Tegen, S., Beiter, P. Report Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Public Perceptions and Externalities in Tidal Stream Energy: A Valuation for Policy Making Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Attitudes towards Marine Energy: Understanding the Values de Groot, J. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Sustainable Siting Process in Large Wind Farms Case Study in Crete Tsoutsos, T., Tsitoura, I., Kokologos, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
A GIS-Multicriteria Approach to Analyzing Noise and Visual Impacts of Wind Farms Fang, B. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Building the Blue Economy: The Role of Marine Spatial Planning in Facilitating Offshore Renewable Energy Development Young, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Loch Linnhe and Firth of Lorn MASTS Case Study Workshop Report Berx, B., Gallego, A., Heath, M. Report Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
PMEC-NETS Annual Operations and Monitoring Report 2014 Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) Report Marine Energy, Wave Habitat Change Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Dark Green Electricity Comes from the Sea: Capitalizing on Ecological Merits of Offshore Wind Power? Toonen, H., Lindeboom, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Regional Employment Impacts of Marine Energy in the Scottish Economy: A General Equilibrium Approach Gilmartin, M., Allan, G. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Consenting Processes for Ocean Energy on OES Member Countries WavEC Offshore Renewables Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry Wright, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
South Marine Plan Areas Options Report Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Report Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of Marine Renewable Energy for Indigenous and Local Communities Kerr, S., Colton, J., Johnson, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Approach to the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Action Plan Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Life cycle assessment: A case study of two wind turbines used in Mexico Vargas, A., Zenón, E., Oswald, U. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
Private Incentives for the Emergence of Co-Production of Offshore Wind Energy and Mussel Aquaculture Griffin, R., Buck, B., Krause, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Renewables-To-Reefs? Decommissioning Options for the Offshore Wind Power Industry Smyth, K., Christie, N., Burdon, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Marine Renewable Energy - The Essential Legal Considerations Chang, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Variability in the Florida Current: Implications for Power Generation Hanson, H., Smentek-Duerr, A., VanZwieten Jr., J. Report Marine Energy, Ocean Current Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Temperate Marine Protected Areas and highly mobile fish: A review Breen, P., Posen, P., Righton, D. Journal Article Fish, Human Dimensions
2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan: Volume 2 - Baseline Assessment and Science Framework Commonwealth of Massachusetts Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan: Volume 1 - Management and Administration Commonwealth of Massachusetts Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Economic and Socio-Economic Assessment Methods for Ocean Renewable Energy: Public and Private Perspectives Dalton, G., Allan, G., Beaumont, N. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Virginia Collaborative Archaeological Survey Carrier, B., Hoyt, J., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Making a Difference?: Social Assessment Policy and Praxis and its Emergence in China Price, S., Robinson, K. Book Human Dimensions
The New Mode of Marine Planning in the UK: Aspirations and Challenges Scarff, G., Fitzsimmons, C., Gray, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Benthic Technical Report Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Pacific Coast Fisheries GIS Resource Database US Geological Survey (USGS) Webpage Human Dimensions, Fisheries
The impact of local campaigns against wind energy developments Ogilvie, M., Rootes, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Collision, Displacement and Barrier Effect Concept Note Humphreys, E., Cook, S., Burton, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds, Human Dimensions
Biogeographic Assessments: A Framework for Information Synthesis in Marine Spatial Planning Caldow, C., Monaco, M., Pittman, S. Journal Article Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Measurement of Underwater Sound at the GEMINI Windpark Site Lucke, K. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning
In Sowing the Wind, How Ireland could Reap the Whirlwind - A Case Against Irish Wind Development(s) Barrett, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Wind Energy Planning: Lessons from the United Kingdom and Germany Phylip-Jones, J., Fischer, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wind Energy Benefits Fact Sheet Baranowski, R. Summary Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Understanding and Informing Permitting Decisions for Tidal Energy Development Using an Adaptive Management Framework Jansujwicz, J., Johnson, T. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Will Offshore Energy Face "Fair Winds and Following Seas"?: Understanding the Factors Influencing Offshore Wind Acceptance Teisl, M., McCoy, S., Marrinan, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The role of NIMBY in opposing the siting of wind farms: evidence from Greece Botetzagias, I., Malesios, C., Kolokotroni, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Maine Tidal Power Initiative: Transdisciplinary Sustainability Science Research for the Responsible Development of Tidal Power Jansujwicz, J., Johnson, T. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions

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