Human Dimensions

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: 3813

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Quantifying the Health and Environmental Benefits of Wind Power to Natural Gas McCubbin, D., Sovacool, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to a Sustainability Assessment of Coastal Beach Exploitation: A Case Study of the Wind Power Projects on the Coastal Beaches of Yancheng, China Tian, W., Bai, J., Sun, H. Journal Article Wind Energy Habitat Change Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Consent granted by the Scottish ministers to construct and operate the Meygen tidal energy project electricity generating station in the Inner Sound, Pentland Firth Marine Scotland Science Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Environmental footprint analysis of on-shore and off-shore wind energy technologies Noori, M., Kucukvar, M., Tatari, O. Conference Paper Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Tidal Energy Community Engagement Handbook Isaacman, L., Colton, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Economic Evaluation of the Recreational Value of the Coastal Environment in a Marine Renewables Deployment Area Voke, M., Fairley, I., Willis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Attitudes of Scottish Fishers Towards Marine Renewable Energy Alexander, K., Wilding, T., Jacomina Heymans, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
The role of strategic environmental assessments for emerging marine renewable energy sectors: the Nova Scotian example Oldreive, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Life cycle assessment of wind power: comprehensive results from a state-of-the-art approach Garrett, P., Ronde, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Integrated Management of the Marine Environment of the North Sea and Skagerrak (Management Plan) Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Permitting and Leasing for Maine Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) Power Projects Thaler, J. Report Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
From Dirty to Green: Increasing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Environmental Justice Communities Behles, D. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Position paper towards a North Sea Energy System Integration Triple-Helix structure Jepma, C., Klinge, I., Kalfsbeek, J. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Decision Notice and Conditions - MeyGen Tidal Energy Project - Inner Sound, Pentland Firth McKie, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy Bell, D., Gray, T., Haggett, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Evaluation of marine spatial planning Carneiro, G. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Environmental Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: Learning from the Past to Optimise Future Monitoring Programmes Degraer, S., Brabant, R., Rumes, B. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Clean energy that safeguards ecosystems and livelihoods: Integrated assessments to unleash full sustainable potential for renewable energy Athanas, A., McCormick, N. Journal Article Wind Energy, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Wave Energy Distribution Across the Agulhas Bank, A Source of Renewable Energy for a Seawater Pumped Storage Scheme Francisco, F. Thesis Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
A Marine Spatial Planning Framework for the Optimal Siting of Marine Renewable Energy Installations: Two Danish Case Studies Azzellino, A., Kofoed, J., Lanfredi, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Informe Ambiental Resumen: Parque Eólico Talas del Maciel CSI Ingenieros Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Managing Eco-System Service Decisions Ullman, D., Halsey, K., Goldfinger, C. Report Wave, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Permitting and Leasing for Marine Offshore Wind Energy Projects Thaler, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Preparing for end of service life of wind turbines Ortegon, K., Nies, L., Sutherland, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Infrasound levels near windfarms and in other environment Evans, T., Cooper, J., Lenchine, V. Report Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
A Quantitative Method to Analyze the Quality of EIA Information in Wind Energy Development and Avian/Bat Assessments Chang, T., Nielsen, E., Auberle, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds, Bats
A Framework for Understanding Cumulative Impacts, Supporting Environmental Decisions, and Informing Resilience-Based Management of The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Anthony, K., Dambacher, J., Walshe, T. Report Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
The Effects of Wind Power on Human Interests - A Synthesis Henningsson, M., Jonsson, S., Ryberg, J. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Review and Evaluation of the Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative McCuaig, J., Herbert, G. Report Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
The Case for Renewables Apart from Global Warming Swift-Hook, D. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Beyond Nimbyism: Project Summary Report Devine-Wright, P., Burningham, K., Barnett, J. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Conservation, Biodiversity and International Law Gillespie, A. Book Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
An Array of Deficits: Unpacking NIMBY Discourses in Wind Energy Developers' Conceptualizations of Their Local Opponents Burningham, K., Barnett, J., Walker, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array: Environmental Statement Royal Haskoning, Sea Generation (Kyle Rhea) Ltd. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Identifying migrant waterfowl and waterbird stopovers to inform wind energy development siting within Saginaw Bay Monfils, M., Gehring, J. Report Wind Energy Collision, Displacement Birds, Waterfowl, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Public acceptance of offshore wind power: does perceived fairness of process matter? Firestone, J., Kempton, W., Lilley, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Proposed Marwick Head Wave Farm Request for a Scoping Opinion ScottishPower Renewables Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Wind Energy Myths European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Presentation Wind Energy Human Dimensions
The economics of visual disamenity reductions of offshore wind farms—Review and suggestions from an emerging field Ladenburg, J., Lutzeyer, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Special framework for the spatial planning & the sustainable development of renewable energy sources Baltas, A., Dervos, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
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