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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: 4074

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Wales' Marine Evidence Report Welsh Government Report Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Perspectives on environmental ethics in sustainability of membrane based technologies for water and energy production Tufa, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Emotional response to images of wind turbines: A psychophysiological study of their visual impact on the landscape Maehr, A., Watts, G., Hanratty, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Strategic Planning to Reduce Conflicts for Offshore Wind Development in Taiwan: A Social Marketing Perspective Chen, J., Liu, H., Chuang, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Challenges, Insights and Perspectives Associated with using Social-Ecological Science for Marine Conservation Leenhardt, P., Teneva, L., Kininmonth, S. Journal Article Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
An assessment of quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREF among participants living in the vicinity of wind turbines Feder, K., Michaud, D., Keith, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Socioeconomic impact of wind energy on peripheral regions Varela-Vázquez, P., Sánchez-Carreira, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
OES Annual Report 2014: Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
The Port Fairy Pilot Wave Energy Project Community Consultation Plan BioPower Systems Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Numerical Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Farms on Tidal Stream Energy Generation O'Donncha, F., James, S., O'Brien, N. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Renewables-to-reefs: Participatory multicriteria decision analysis is required to optimize wind farm decommissioning Fowler, A., Macreadie, P., Booth, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project Final Technical Report Collar, C. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Enabling Siting and Permitting of Marine Energy Devices, in Conjunction with Engineering Design and Deployment Strategies Copping, A., Geerlofs, S., Hanna, L. Conference Paper Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Volume 2 Results Report Trindade, L. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Improving Australia's Renewable Energy Project Policy and Planning: A Multiple Stakeholder Analysis Martin, N., Rice, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Use of the Rochdale Envelope Principle for Tidal Energy Projects Keenan, G., Fortune, F. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina Revised Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Economic Input–Output Based Sustainability Analysis of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Systems Noori, M., Kucukvar, M., Tatari, O. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
UK Wave and Tidal Stream Demonstration Zones and Test Sites Workshop Report The Crown Estate Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Deep Green Project Holyhead Deep: Volume 1 Operations Report Hawkins, A., Rider, D., Davenport, T. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Hawai'i Clean Energy Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - Summary U.S. Department of Energy Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment Of Wave Energy Converters: A Review Riefolo, L., Lanfredi, C., Azzellino, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Characterizing driver-response relationships in marine pelagic ecosystems for improved ocean management Hunsicker, M., Kappel, C., Selkoe, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Failure Mode Identification and End of Life Scenarios of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Review Luengo, M., Kolios, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources: A review of knowledge and research needs Cvitanovic, C., Hobday, A., van Kerkhoff, L. Journal Article Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Valuing dialogue: economic benefits and social impacts Clarke, R. Report Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Knowledge Brokerage Context Factors - What Matters in Knowledge Exchange in Impact Assessment? Saarela, S., Söderman, T., Lyytimäki, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Attitudes and Perceptions of Fishermen on the Island of Ireland Towards the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Projects Reilly, K., O'Hagan, A., Dalton, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Co-Creation of Individual-Based Models by Practitioners and Modellers to Inform Environmental Decision-Making Wood, K., Stillman, R., Goss-Custard, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Enablers Task Force on Marine Spatial Planning: Report to the Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group Enablers Task Force Report Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Bluemull Sound Tidal Array Navigational Risk Assessment McPherson, G. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Navigation
Environmental Monitoring Report for VolturnUS Deployment in Castine, ME Brady, D. Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
See me, Feel me, Touch me, Heal me: Wind turbines, culture, landscapes, and sound impressions Firestone, J., Bates, A., Knapp, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Australia's Oceans Policy: Past, present and future Vince, J., Smith, A., Sainsbury, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Scottish Government Good Practice Principles for Community Benefits from Offshore Renewable Energy Developments Natural Scotland Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Identifying Information Needs and Approaches for Assessing Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind Farm Development on Fisheries Resources in the Northeast Region Petruny-Parker, M., Malek, A., Long, M. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia Revised Environmental Assessment BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Social and Ecological Impacts of Marine Energy Development Bonar, P., Bryden, I., Borthwick, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Deep waters: Lessons from community meetings about offshore wind resource development in the U.S. Hall, D., Lazarus, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Marine and Coastal Tourism and Recreation in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters: A Case Study Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism

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