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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: 3927

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Marine Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Governance of the Oceans Craig, R. Journal Article Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Building a stakeholder's vision of an offshore wind-farm project: A group modeling approach Château, P., Chang, Y., Chen, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
A review of life cycle assessments on wind energy systems Davidsson, S., Höök, M., Wall, G. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
GSK Montrose Swan Turbines Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary GlaxoSmithKlineMontrose Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
REPCET Realtime Plotting of Cetaceans: Presentation of the System Mayol, P. Report Vessel Strike Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Human Dimensions, Navigation
Ireland Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan 2012 - 2020 UK Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Project Adair: Mapping Marine Heritage Sites in Orkney and the Pentland Firth Pollard, E., Littlewood, M., Saunders, M. Report Social & Economic Data, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Tiree Onshore Scenario Mapping Ironside Farrar Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Admiralty Inlet Final License Application Snohomish County PUD Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy
Wave and Tidal Energy in the UK: State of the Industry Report Adams, J., Valpy, B., Krohn, D. Report Wave, Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
SOWFIA Deliverable D.2.4: Interim Report on Barriers, Accelerators and Lessons Learned from all Wave Energy Site Experiences Arjona, E., Olivares, C., Holmes, B. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
ScottishPower Renewables Proposed Orcadian Wave Project Preliminary Decommissioning Plan ScottishPower Renewables Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Offshore Renewables - Guidance on Assessing the Impact on Coastal Landscape and Seascape: Guidance for Scoping an Environmental Statement Scottish Natural Heritage Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Best Management Practices for siting, developing, operating, and monitoring renewable energy in the Intermountain West: A Conservationist's Guide Jones, A. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction Terrestrial Mammals, Raptors, Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions, Ground-Nesting Birds, Birds, Bats
Strategic Impact Assessment of Offshore Windpower in Norway - Impacts on Seabirds Lorensten, S., Christensen-Dalsgaard, S., Follestad, A. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change and the Transition from Coal to Low-Carbon Electricity Caldeira, K., Myhrvold, N. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Effects of Noise on Fish, Fisheries, and Invertebrates in the U.S. Atlantic and Arctic from Energy Industry Sound-Generating Activities Hawkins, A., Popper, A. Report Marine Energy Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Symposium Sound Solutions Report The North Sea Foundation Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Scotland's Renewables Routemap Short Life Task Force On Streamlining Energy Development Licensing and Consents The Scottish Government Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Florida Coastal Management Program Guide Florida Coastal Management Program Report Marine Energy Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Environmental Scoping Report Killard Kavanagh, P. Report Wave, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Scoping Study on Socio-Economic Impacts of Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia: A Research Synthesis & Priorities for Future Action Howell, A., Drake, C. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
The Lessons Learned from the Development of the Wind Energy Industry that Might be Applied to Marine Industry Renewables Garrad, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Human Dimensions
Ocean Governance for the 21st Century: Making Marine Zoning Climate Change Adaptable Craig, R. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Full life cycle assessment of a wave energy converter Thomson, R., Harrison, G., Chick, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Towards an Environmentally Sound Offshore Wind Energy Deployment Verfuß, U. Workshop Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
A Probabilistic Approach to Introduce Risk Measurement Indicators to an Offshore Wind Project Evaluation - Improvement to an Existing Tool ECUME Douard, F., Domecq, C., Lair, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Interactive Marine Spatial Planning: Siting Tidal Energy Arrays around the Mull of Kintyre Alexander, K., Janssen, R., Arciniegas, G. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Wind Turbines and Coastal Recreation Demand Landry, C., Allen, T., Cherry, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Wind Turbine Health Impact Study: Report of Independent Expert Panel Ellenbogen, J., Grace, S., Heiger-Bernays, W. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Health & Safety
Economics: National Ocean Watch National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Spatial Trends in Coastal Socio-economics National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Webpage Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plan Areas Evidence and Issues: Overview Report Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Report Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Have we all gone batty? The need for a better balance between the conservation of protected species and the development of clean renewable energy Householder, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Bats, Human Dimensions
A roadmap for marine spatial planning: A critical examination of the European Commission's guiding principles based on their application in the Clyde MSP Pilot Project Flannery, W., Cinnéide, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas (MESMA) van Hoof, L. Research Study Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
Marine Spatial Planning: A New Frontier? Jay, S., Ellis, G., Kidd, S. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Oregon Marine Map MarineMap Consortium Webpage Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Recreational Fisheries Statistics National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Webpage Human Dimensions, Fisheries
National Ocean Economics Program Center for the Blue Economy Webpage Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions

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