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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: 4204

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Pennsylvania Game Commission Wind Energy Voluntary Cooperation Agreement: Amendment I Pennsylvania Game Commission Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Windpark SeaStar Milieueffectenrapport International Marine and Dredging Consultants Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Planning Scotland's Seas: SEA of Plans for Wind, Wave and Tidal Power in Scottish Marine Waters Environmental Report APS Group Scotland Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise, Vessel Strike Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review Bat, L., Sezgin, M., Sahin, F. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy
Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One: Environmental Statement: Volume 5 - Offshore Annexes Chapter 5.5.1: Ornithology Technical Report RPS group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Annoyance, detection and recognition of wind turbine noise Van Renterghem, T., Bockstael, A., De Weirt, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Human Dimensions
Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm Project One: Reports - Habitat Regulations Assessment Report: Information to Support the Appropriate Assessment for Project One RPS group Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Clarence Strait Guidelines for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement Tenax Energy Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Economic Impact of the Development of Marine Energy in Wales Regeneris Consulting Ltd. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy, Social & Economic Data
Tidal barrages in the UK: Ecological and social impacts, potential mitigation, and tools to support barrage planning Hooper, T., Austen, M. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Collision Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes
Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan 2013 Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The networked minority: How a small group prevailed in a local windfarm conflict Anderson, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
The Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project: A Unique Case Study in the Licensing and Permitting of a Tidal Energy Project in Massachusetts Barrett, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Societal acceptance of wind farms: Analysis of four common themes across Australian case studies Hall, N., Ashworth, P., Devine-Wright, P. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
New York Department of State Offshore Atlantic Ocean Study New York Department of State Report Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions
Geospatial Analysis of Technical and Economic Suitability for Renewable Ocean Energy Development on Washington's Outer Coast Van Cleve, F., Judd, C., Radil, A. Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Site selection of offshore wind farms around the Korean Peninsula through economic evaluation Kim, J.Y., Oh, K.Y., Kang, K.S. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Marine Renewables, Biodiversity and Fisheries Attrill, M., Godley, B., Thompson, R. Report Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Cumulative Impacts Assessment Guidelines: Guiding Principles for Cumulative Impacts Assessment in Offshore Wind Farms RenewableUK Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
EIA for Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Germany Phylip-Jones, J., Fischer, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Enabling Actions Report: Ornithological Cumulative Impact Assessment Framework MacArthur, D., Furness, B., Trinder, M. Report Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Birds
The Winds of Change: Environmental Justice in Energy Transitions Ottinger, G. Journal Article Human Dimensions
Signature of ocean warming in global fisheries catch Cheung, W., Watson, R., Pauly, D. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Unsolicited Application for an Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy Commercial Lease Under 30 CFR 585.230 Principle Power Report Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Sea level rise and tidal power plants in the Gulf of Maine Pelling, H., Green, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Public Deliberation and the Geographies of Wind Justice Phadke, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm located at the northeastern coast of Brazil Oebels, K., Pacca, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Life Cycle Assessment, Human Dimensions
The Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turnin': The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and its Impact on Wind Development Ballard, R. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Trade-offs between seascape and offshore wind farming values: An analysis of local opinions based on a cognitive belief framework Gee, K. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts Revised Environmental Assessment Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The emerging policy landscape for marine spatial planning in Europe Qui, W., Jones, P. Journal Article Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Analysis of Factors that Influence Development of Wind Power in Atlantic Canada: Application of Discrete Regression Modelling Chen, Q. Thesis Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Mohave County Wind Farm Project US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan: Ocean SAMP - Volume 2 Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Report Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
An Analysis of Offshore Wind Development: A Non-market, Stated Preference Approach to Measure Community Perceptions and Opinions and Estimate Willingness to Pay in Two Lake Michigan Regions Knapp, L., Li, Y., Ma, Y. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine Renewable Energy and Scottish West Coast Fishers: Exploring Impacts, Opportunities and Potential Mitigation Alexander, K., Potts, T., Wilding, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Resumen Ejecutivo. Energía Eólica y Aceptación Social: Lecciones para Uruguay y Guía para la Acción Trobo, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions
Visual Observations for Birds, Turtles, and Marine Mammals at the University of Maine Test Site near Monhegan, Maine. Kennedy, L. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Raptors, Seabirds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds, Human Dimensions
A Group-Based Spatial Decision Support System for Wind Farm Site Selection in Northwest Ohio Gorsevski, P., Cathcart, S., Mirzaei, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Basic Plan on Ocean Policy Headquarters for Ocean Policy Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy

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