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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
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
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
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
Modeling of Wave Energy Absorption: a Case Study for a Fishing Pier in Brazil Dalla Vecchia, L., Scharlau, C., D'Aquino, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Valuing the Local Impacts of a Large Scale Wind Power Establishment in Northern Sweden: Public and Private Preferences Toward Economic, Environmental and Sociocultural Values Ek, K., Matti, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
RiCORE Project Gray, D., O'Hagan, A., Bald, J. Research Study Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Understanding the Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms on Well-Being Hattam, C., Hooper, T., Papathanasopoulou, E. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Auditory Recognition of Familiar and Unfamiliar Subjects with Wind Turbine Noise Maffei, L., Masullo, M., Di Gabriele, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
CENTRAL EÓLICA OFFSHORE – WINDFLOAT ATLANTIC ESTUDO DE INCIDÊNCIAS AMBIENTAIS Vol. II – Relatório ecobase consulting, WindPlus Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Key Learnings from Ten Years of Monitoring and Management Interventions at the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms: Results of a Review Sims, C., Hull, C., Stark, E. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Consenting Guidance for Developers at the EMEC Fall of Warness Test Site European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
A Life Cycle Co-Benefits Assessment of Wind Power in China Xue, B., Ma, Z., Geng, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Examining the Impacts of Tidal Energy Capture from an Ecosystem Services Perspective Leslie, H., Palmer, M. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Tidal Power Development in Maine: Stakeholder Identification and Perceptions of Engagement Johnson, T., Jansujwicz, J., Zydlewski, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Lessons from Stakeholder Dialogues on Marine Aquaculture in Offshore Wind Farms: Perceived Potentials, Constraints and Research Gaps Wever, L., Krause, G., Buck, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Data collection, analysis and provision for the FaBTest site Ashton, I., Blundy, R., Harnois, V. Report Marine Energy, Tidal 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
Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Staying Afloat in Deepwaters Sunderasan, S. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Optimizing the Wave Energy Converters by Metaheuristic Methods Neshat, M., Sergiienko, S., Xia, Y. Research Study Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow, Collision Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Informe Ambiental Resumen: Parque Eólico Valentines LKSur Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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
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
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
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
Updating Fisheries Sensitivity Maps in British Waters Aires, C., González-Irusta, J., Watret, R. Report Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
ScotMap Inshore Fisheries Mapping in Scotland: Recording Fishermen's use of the Sea Kafas, A., McLay, A., Gubbins, M. Report Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Power and Perspective: Fisheries and the Ocean Commons Beset by Demands of Development Pomeroy, C., Hall-Arber, M., Conway, F. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Wind of Change or Wind of Challenges: Implementation Factors Regarding Wind Energy Development, an International Perspective Gartman, V., Wichmann, K., Bulling, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Resolving Issues with Environmental Impact Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Installations Maclean, I., Inger, R., Benson, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
The discourse of "social licence to operate": case study of the Australian wind industry Hall, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Noise Exposure: A Systematic Review Schmidt, J., Klokker, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
Determining the local acceptance of wind energy projects in Switzerland: The importance of general attitudes and project characteristics Walter, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions

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