Knowledge Base - Wind Energy

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Multicriteria models provide enhanced insight for siting US offshore wind Santarromana, R.; Abdulla, A.; Morgan, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
Frameworks and best practices for cumulative impact accounting in offshore energy development Kuempel, C.; Stockbridge, J.; O'neil, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Guidelines for Providing Information for Mitigating Impacts to Commercial and For Hire Recreational Fisheries on the Outer Continental Shelf Pursuant to 30 CFR Part 585 BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay Forastiero, M.; Gutierrez, R.; Weschenfelder, F.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Maine Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); US Department of the Interior (DOI) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, Displacement, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Lighting, Noise Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Pelagic Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, Physical Environment, Water Quality, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Wind power infrastructure and perceived value of tourism experience in nature areas Prince, S.; Chekalina, T.; Peters, A. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Integrated Environmental & Social Sensitivity Mapping: Guidance for Early Offshore Wind Spatial Planning World Bank Group Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Offshore Wind Facts: Property Values and Visual Impacts Special Initiative on Offshore Wind Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Mapping The Way Forward: Spatial Data Inventory And Insights for Marine Planning In Puerto Rico Wright, J.; Wilson, R.; Wylie, M.; et al. Workshop Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Implications of offshore wind energy developments in coastal and maritime tourism and recreation areas: An analytical overview Machado, J.; Andrés, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
SouthCoast Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Tourists are people too: Nonresidents’ values, beliefs, and acceptance of a nearshore wind farm Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Maryland Offshore Wind Public Scoping Report BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Unravelling the ecological impacts of large-scale offshore wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea Lloret, J.; Turiel, A.; Solé, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
A scientific study recommends excluding and moving offshore wind farms away from the protected areas in the Mediterranean Universitat de Barcelona; University of Girona Magazine Article Wind Energy Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
Application of Monte Carlo and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Processes for ranking floating wind farm locations Díaz, H.; Teixeira, A.; Soares, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Wealth of Wind and Visitors: Tourist Industry Attitudes towards Wind Energy Development in Iceland Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Wendt, M.; Tverijonaite, E.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Uncharted waters: Exploring coastal recreation impacts, coping behaviors, and attitudes towards offshore wind energy development in the United States Ferguson, M.; Evensen, D.; Ferguson, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned Carey, D.; Wilber, D.; Read, L.; et al. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Beyond the beach: Tradeoffs in tourism and recreation at the first offshore wind farm in the United States Smythe, T.; Bidwell, D.; Moore, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Managing Impacts of Human-Generated Sound on Marine Life McPherson, S. Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Noise Fish, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism
The effect of offshore wind power projects on recreational beach use on the east coast of the United States: Evidence from contingent-behavior data Parsons, G.; Firestone, J.; Yan, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Impact of Offshore Wind Farms on Marine Ecosystems, Pelagic Species and Fishing Negro, V.; del Campo, J.; Luengo Frades, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Displacement Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism
Public acceptance of and heterogeneity in behavioral beach trip responses to offshore wind farm development in Catalonia (Spain) Voltaire, L.; Koutchade, O. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Legal Limits on Recreational Fishing Near Offshore Wind Facilities Webster, K.; Porter, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Recreation & Tourism
Not in my back yard or not on my playground: Residents and tourists' attitudes towards wind turbines in Icelandic landscapes Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Ólafsdóttir, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Visual Impacts
The Nexus Between Tourism and Renewable Energy Resources in the Island of Crete, Greece Vourdoubas, J. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Wind farms in the Icelandic highlands: Attitudes of local residents and tourism service providers Ólafsdóttir, R.; Sæþórsdóttir, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
A glimpse into energy tourism via application of eye-tracking technology Liu, D.; Upchurch, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
Perceptions of Offshore Wind Farms and Community Development: Case Study of Fangyuan Township, Chunghua County, Taiwan Lin, K-J.; Hsu, C-P.; Liu, H-Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainability and tourism: the effect of the United States’ first offshore wind farm on the vacation rental market Carr-Harris, A.; Lang, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps Brudermann, T.; Zaman, R.; Posch, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Social & Economic Data, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
The impact of wind turbines on local recreation: Evidence from two travel cost method-contingent behavior studies Kipperberg, G.; Onozaka, Y.; Bui, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
The dynamic linkage between renewable energy, tourism, CO2 emissions, economic growth, foreign direct investment, and trade Jebli, M.; Youssef, S.; Apergis, N. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
Winds of change – Predicting water-based recreationists' support and opposition for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes Ferguson, M.; Powers, S.; Trauntvein, N.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Seeing clearly in a virtual reality: Tourist reactions to an offshore wind project Teisl, M.; Noblet, C.; Corey, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
The social dynamics of turbine tourism and recreation: Introducing a mixed-method approach to the study of the first U.S. offshore wind farm Smith, H.; Smythe, T.; Moore, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Place attachment and marine recreationists' attitudes toward offshore wind energy development Brownlee, M.; Hallo, J.; Jodice, L.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
When tourists meet transmission lines: The effects of electric transmission lines on tourism in Iceland Stefánsson, P.; Sæþórsdóttir, A.; Hall, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Tourist Viewshed Externalities and Wind Energy Production Fooks, J.; Messer, K.; Duke, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
The impact of offshore wind farms on beach recreation demand: Policy intake from an economic study on the Catalan coast Voltaire, L.; Loureiro, M.; Knudsen, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Data to Decision in a Dynamic Ocean: Robust Species Distribution Models and Spatial Decision Frameworks Halpin, P. Thesis Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Recreation & Tourism
Offshore wind farms in Southern Europe – Determining tourist preference and social acceptance Westerberg, V.; Jacobsen, J.; Lifran, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Gone with the wind? The impact of wind turbines on tourism demand Broekel, T.; Alfken, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
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
Offshore Wind Energy Development in North Carolina Stearns, B.; Murphy, M.; Marriott, S.; et al. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal & Policy, Marine Spatial Planning, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data
The Case for Offshore Wind Farms, Artificial Reefs and Sustainable Tourism in the French Mediterranean Westerberg, V.; Jacobsen, J.; Lifran, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism
Wind Turbines and Coastal Recreation Demand Landry, C.; Allen, T.; Cherry, T.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Wind turbines in tourism landscapes: Czech experience Frantal, B.; Kunc, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism, Visual Impacts
The Effect of Wind Power Installations on Coastal Tourism Lilley, M.; Firestone, J.; Kempton, W. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Recreation & Tourism

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